sogginess

/ˈsɒɡ.i.nəs/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈsɑː.ɡi.nəs/ (ame, ipa) · /-gēnə̇s -gin-/ (ame, mw)

sogginess — 名詞

1. the soft, heavy, water-soaked condition of something that should be dry or firm,

1.名詞C1
釋義

濕軟；潮濕

吸水後又軟又濕的狀態

the soft, heavy, water-soaked condition of something that should be dry or firm, especially food, cloth, or ground — making it feel mushy, limp, or unpleasant to eat, wear, or walk on.

例句

Pim added the cereal at the last minute to avoid any sogginess from the milk.

Pim 在最後一刻才把麥片加進去，以免被冷牛奶泡到濕軟。

collocation: avoid sogginess

The sogginess of the bread ruined Kian's tomato sandwich within an hour of being packed.

Kian 的番茄三明治在打包後不到一小時，麵包就因為濕軟而毀了。

pattern: the sogginess of [food noun]

同義詞
  • mushiness

    very close synonym; mushiness emphasises shapeless softness, sogginess emphasises water absorption

  • dampness

    broader; covers cool moisture in air or walls, while sogginess implies something is saturated through

  • wateriness

    more formal; often used of food or soil, similar in scope but less common in everyday speech

反義詞
  • crispness

    the dry, brittle texture lost when food turns soggy

  • dryness

    general opposite — absence of moisture

文法句型

the sogginess of [food/ground]

用法筆記

Subject is almost always a wet food, fabric, or piece of ground that has lost its proper texture. Frequently appears as 'the sogginess of X' or as the object of avoid / prevent / complain about. Rarely used of liquids themselves — the word describes the spoiled texture, not the water.

常見錯誤

❌The sogginess of the river was strong.
✅The wetness of the river was strong.
💡sogginess describes things that have absorbed water, not bodies of water themselves.
❌There was a sogginess in the room.
✅There was dampness in the room.
💡for general damp air, use 'dampness' or 'humidity', not 'sogginess'.