Word · Frequency #35405
shabbiness
/ˈʃæbinis/
noun
破旧；褴褛；寒酸
核心释义
仅指外表破旧寒酸，不指吝啬或卑鄙。
the state of being shabby; lack of elegance from wearing threadbare or dirty clothes
- 1.
破旧；寒酸。
The property of being shabby.
破旧；寒酸。；衣衫褴褛；吝啬；卑鄙
用法In use
The shabbiness of his jacket embarrassed him during the job interview.
用法提示：此处“shabbiness”为名词，表示衣物破旧、褴褛的状态，在句中作主语。
I immediately noticed the shabbiness of her shoes when she walked in.
用法提示：“shabbiness”为名词，作动词 noticed 的宾语，指鞋子破旧的外观。
His shabbiness stood out among the neatly dressed guests at the party.
用法提示：“shabbiness”为抽象名词，指他衣着褴褛的整体状态，作主语使用。
the shabbiness of [noun phrase]
表示某物因破旧而产生的状态。
The shabbiness of the old house was heartbreaking.
老房子的破旧令人心碎。
[adjective] shabbiness
使用形容词修饰 shabbiness，强调程度或方面。
相关词与表达Connections
易混词Confusing words
- shoddiness
- 粗制滥造；劣质 · shoddiness指物品质量差、做工粗糙，而shabbiness指外观破旧或行为卑鄙。
- stinginess
- 吝啬 · stinginess只指吝啬，而shabbiness的吝啬义与之重叠，但shabbiness还有破旧、卑鄙等含义。
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