Word · Frequency #21630
dullnesses
迟钝;理解力差
dullnesses is the plural of dullness.
核心释义
the quality of being slow to understand
- 1.
理解迟钝。
The quality of being slow of understanding things.
- 2.
乏味、无聊或令人厌烦。
The quality of being uninteresting; boring; humorless or irksome.
- 3.
缺乏兴趣或兴奋感。
Lack of interest or excitement.
- 4.
缺乏光泽;不亮。
The lack of visual brilliance; want of sheen.
- 5.
钝。
bluntness.
- 6.
感知或认识不清。
The quality of not perceiving or kenning things distinctly.
乏味;枯燥;暗淡;缺乏亮度;理解迟钝。;乏味、无聊或令人厌烦。;缺乏兴趣或兴奋感。
用法In use
His dullness in math class frustrated the teacher.
用法提示:这里dullness表示理解力差、迟钝。
The dullness of the lecture made everyone yawn.
用法提示:这里dullness表示乏味、枯燥。
The dullness of the paint turned the room gloomy.
用法提示:这里dullness表示暗淡、缺乏亮度。
the dullness of noun
表示某事物缺乏趣味性。
The dullness of the movie made me fall asleep.
这部电影的乏味让我睡着了。
dullness in noun
表示某方面存在迟钝或缺乏活力。
There was a dullness in his voice that worried me.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- mental dullness
- 思维迟钝;理解迟钝
- Chronic fatigue can cause mental dullness and poor concentration.慢性疲劳会导致思维迟钝和注意力不集中。
- dullness of hearing
- 听力减退;听觉迟钝
- The old man complained of a gradual dullness of hearing.老人抱怨听力逐渐减退。
- utter dullness
- 极度乏味;十分枯燥
- The meeting was an exercise in utter dullness.这次会议简直乏味至极。
- dullness of the market
- 市场清淡;市况低迷
- The dullness of the market has led to lower trading volume.市场清淡导致交易量下降。
- skin dullness
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想 dull(钝的/乏味的):一把钝刀切不动东西,让人提不起兴趣,加上 -ness 变名词,就是 dullness。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:academic or literary writing、everyday descriptions of objects or experiences dullness 是 dull 的名词形式,通常用于书面或较正式的表达,在口语中也能出现。具体含义要看搭配:形容事物时多指“乏味”,形容头脑或感知时多指“迟钝”,形容表面或刀刃时多指“暗淡/钝”。日常口语若觉得太正式,可换用 boredom、slowness、bluntness 等更具体的词。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
没有常见单词与 dullness /ˈdʌlnɪs/ 完全押韵。下面这些 -ness 结尾的词只是拼写相似,重读元音不同(例如 happiness 为 /hæ/,business 为 /bɪ/),不是真正的押韵。注意 business 看似押韵,但元音是 /ɪ/ 且后缀弱读,所以与 dullness 读音不同。
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页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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