musty
英 [ˈmʌs.ti]
美 [ˈmʌs.ti]
将“musty”与“must”联系起来记忆。想象一个古老的、长时间未打开的物品,因为长时间未通风变得“musty”,即有一种必须的、不得不有的霉味或陈旧气味。这种方法通过联想“必须”与霉味,帮助记忆单词“musty”的含义。
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musty 霉臭味的可能来自moist,潮湿的,有湿气的,-y,形容词后缀。引申词义受潮的,发霉的,散发霉臭味的。
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musty: see moist
- musty (adj.)
- 1520s, perhaps a variant of moisty "moist, damp" (see moist). Related: Mustiness.
- 1. Opening the door, she made a face at the musty smell.
- 她打开门后闻到一股难闻的霉味,不禁做了个鬼脸。
- 2. If damp, musty buildings make you ill, mould is probably the cause.
- 如果潮湿发霉的建筑令你生病了,霉菌很可能是病因。
- 3. The musty aroma of incense made her head swim.
- 熏香发霉的气味令她感到头晕。
- 4. The room smelled musty and stale.
- 这个房间闻起来有股发霉的陈味儿.
- 5. The cottage had a musty smell after being shut up over the winter.
- 这间村舍关了一个冬天,有一股发霉的气味.