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the ugliness of sth
常用于描述外观或道德上的丑陋。
The ugliness of the abandoned factory was shocking.
废弃工厂的丑陋令人震惊。
丑陋；难看
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
丑陋；难看
the condition of being ugly
The ugliness of the abandoned factory was shocking.
废弃工厂的丑陋令人震惊。
丑陋的状态
The condition of being ugly.
难看或可怕的东西
An unsightly or frightful object.
令人不悦的行为
Unpleasant behaviour.
The ugliness of the broken bridge surprised no one.
这座断桥的丑陋并不令人意外。
She looked past the ugliness of the cheap furniture and saw its usefulness.
她忽略了廉价家具的难看外表，看到了它的实用性。
We cannot fix the city's problems if we refuse to see its ugliness.
如果我们拒绝看到这座城市的丑陋之处，就无法解决它的问题。
常用于描述外观或道德上的丑陋。
The ugliness of the abandoned factory was shocking.
废弃工厂的丑陋令人震惊。
所有格形式，强调所属。
The city's ugliness was a result of neglect.
这座城市的丑陋是忽视的结果。
指抽象领域的丑陋现象。
Ugliness in politics is all too common.
政治中的丑陋太常见了。
Not this
He is ugliness.
Use this
He is ugly.
在英语中，'ugliness'是名词，表示抽象概念'丑陋'，不能用于描述人的外表。正确用法是使用形容词'ugly'来修饰人或事物。误句中'is ugliness'将名词用作表语，应改为形容词'ugly'。
Not this
The uglinesses of the city can be seen everywhere.
Use this
The ugliness of the city can be seen everywhere.
'ugliness'通常作为不可数名词使用，表示抽象的丑陋概念，没有复数形式。虽然词典中列出了复数形式'uglinesses'，但仅在指不同种类的丑陋时才偶尔使用，在一般语境中应使用单数形式。误句中使用复数'uglinesses'不当，应改为单数'ugliness'。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
战争的丑陋
The film shows the ugliness of war.
这部电影展现了战争的丑陋。
外貌的丑陋
The novel explores the link between physical ugliness and social prejudice.
这部小说探讨了外貌丑陋与社会偏见之间的联系。
内心的丑陋
His charming smile could not hide his inner ugliness.
他迷人的微笑掩盖不了他内心的丑陋。
极其丑陋
The sheer ugliness of the concrete tower made everyone want to tear it down.
那座混凝土大楼极其丑陋，让所有人都想把它拆掉。
揭露…的丑陋
The report exposed the ugliness of the meat industry.
这份报告揭露了肉类行业的丑陋。
丑陋是七大美德之一。
Oscar Wilde's witty assertion in his essay 'The Decay of Lying' (1889), where he paradoxically inverts the seven deadly sins to challenge conventional aesthetics.
奥斯卡·王尔德在其1889年的随笔《谎言的衰落》中提出的机智论断，悖论性地颠倒七宗罪，以挑战传统美学。
Use ugliness naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象丑脸ugly把y弯成i，再拖上-ness尾巴，就成了ugliness——丑陋的样子。
语域：neutral 常见场景：书面评价、抽象讨论、文学描写 该词通常属于中性词，多用于书面或较为正式的讨论，表示“丑陋的状态”；日常表达中会更直接地描述“不好看”，而不常用这个说法。具体含义会随语境指向抽象特征或具体事物，使用时需看上下文。
这些词在拼写上都以 -ness 结尾，但没有一个与 ugliness /ˈʌɡlɪnɪs/ 真正押韵，因为重读元音及后续辅音组合不同。business /ˈbɪznəs/ 尤其容易看错：它只有两个音节，且没有 /ɡ/ 音。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.