dankness

IPA/ˈdæŋknəs/
IPA/ˈdæŋknəs/

dankness — 名詞

1. the unpleasant quality of being cold and damp, especially in a basement, cellar,

1.名詞C1
釋義

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

例句

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

常見搭配
  • the dankness of the cellar/basement/cave
  • heavy dankness
  • thick dankness
  • cold dankness
  • feel the dankness
  • smell the dankness
同義詞
  • 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

反義詞
  • dryness

    opposite in moisture content

  • warmth

    opposite in temperature; dankness combines cold with damp

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.

常見錯誤

I felt the dankness outside after the storm.
I felt the dankness in the cellar after the storm.
dankness refers to enclosed, poorly ventilated spaces, not outdoor dampness.

同根字

  • dank
    形容詞B2
  • dankly
    副詞C2

常見搭配

常用片語

  • a sense of dankness
  • the cold dankness of

介系詞搭配

  • dankness of