dankness
dankness — 名詞
1. the unpleasant quality of being cold and damp, especially in a basement, cellar,
濕冷
建築物或空氣中潮濕陰冷、令人不適的狀態
the unpleasant quality of being cold and damp, especially in a basement, cellar, or poorly ventilated room
Emeka shivered at the dankness of the old stone cellar.
Emeka 一走進老舊石窖就被裡頭的濕冷凍得直發抖。
collocation: dankness of a cellar
The dankness of the abandoned warehouse clung to Fatima's jacket for hours.
廢棄倉庫的濕冷之氣附在 Fatima 的外套上好幾個小時。
collocation: dankness clung to clothing
Diego noticed a heavy dankness the moment he stepped into the cave.
Diego 踏進洞穴的瞬間便感受到一股濃重的濕冷。
Years of neglect had left a thick dankness throughout the empty house.
多年無人打理，整棟空屋瀰漫著一層厚重的濕冷。
Hana could smell the dankness rising from the basement after the flood.
淹水之後，Hana 聞得到從地下室飄上來的濕冷霉味。
- dampness
more general and can be neutral; dankness always implies an unpleasant cold
- clamminess
describes a cold, sticky feel, usually of skin or surfaces; dankness is about air and spaces
- mustiness
focuses on the stale smell from damp; dankness includes the cold, wet feel as well
文法句型
the dankness of + [place]
用法筆記
Typically describes indoor or underground spaces (cellars, basements, caves); not used for outdoor weather such as rain or fog.