featureless
featureless — 形容詞
- featurelesspositive
- more featurelesscomparative
- most featurelesssuperlative
1. having no noticeable differences, special qualities, or interesting details in i
無特色的
缺乏明顯特徵或變化
having no noticeable differences, special qualities, or interesting details in its appearance so that all parts look the same and nothing catches your attention
The drive through the desert was dull — mile after mile of featureless sand.
穿越沙漠的車程很無聊，一英里又一英里全是千篇一律的沙子。
Sirin stared at the featureless white walls of her hospital room and sighed.
Sirin 盯著病房裡單調的白色牆壁，嘆了一口氣。
attributive use: featureless + noun (walls)
Beyond the town, a featureless plain stretched all the way to the horizon.
城鎮之外，一片平淡無奇的平原一直延伸到地平線。
The old photographs showed a featureless face — no smile, no frown, just blank.
那些舊照片裡有一張毫無表情的臉——沒有微笑，沒有皺眉，只是一片空白。
For miles the coast was featureless, with neither a bay nor a single tree.
海岸綿延數英里都是一片無特色的景象，既沒有海灣也沒有一棵樹。
predicative use: coast was featureless
- featureless landscape
- featureless plain
- featureless desert
- featureless wall
- featureless sky
- featureless face
- featureless surface
- completely featureless
- almost featureless
- totally featureless
- bland
often refers to taste or personality and sounds less negative about appearance than featureless
- monotonous
strongly emphasises tedious repetition rather than a complete lack of features
- plain
can be neutral or even positive (e.g. plain design); featureless always implies something is missing
- unremarkable
broader use covering events and experiences, not just physical appearance
- distinctive
having qualities that make something easy to recognise
- striking
attracting attention because of unusual or noticeable features
- remarkable
worthy of notice or comment, the opposite of unremarkable
文法句型
featureless + noun
be + featureless
remain + featureless
用法筆記
Most often used to describe landscapes (deserts, plains, flat country) and plain surfaces (walls, ceilings, skies). Can also describe a person’s expression, though this is less common.