Mary was appalled by the dinginess of the house. 玛丽被那肮脏的房子吓坏了。
That gentleman's house went from dirt and5) dinginess to a6) sparkling clean palace by the time we finished at the end of the day. 一日下来,我们完工后,老人的房子由满是尘污变为清洁光亮。
It struck him that the truly characteristic thing about modern life was not its cruelty and insecurity, but simply its bareness, its dinginess, its listlessness. 这让他觉得,敢情当今时世真正典型的问题,倒不在它太嫌残酷无情,毫不安全。这时代枯燥乏味,暗无天日,疲塌懈怠,这才是它的问题所在。
dinginess
[ noun ] discoloration due to dirtiness <noun.state>
Dinginess \Din"gi*ness\, n. Quality of being dingy; a dusky hue.
Alas, it proved the epitome of dinginess and meagre spirits, a terrible contrast with the fiesta in the streets. There is no doubt that a modern Belloc would have put up 300 yards away in the entirely charming Conde Aznar.