stuffiness
/ˈstʌfinəs/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈstʌfinəs/ (ame, ipa) · /-fēnə̇s How to pronounce stuffiness (audio) -fin-/ (ame, mw)
stuffiness — 名詞
1. a blocked feeling in the nose that makes breathing difficult, especially during
鼻塞
感冒或過敏造成鼻子不通
a blocked feeling in the nose that makes breathing difficult, especially during a cold or an allergy flare-up.
The spray gave Gita relief from the stuffiness that kept her awake.
那瓶噴劑減輕了 Gita 的鼻塞，讓她不再整晚睡不好。
collocation: relief from stuffiness
After the flight, Yuki noticed stuffiness on one side of her nose.
下飛機後，Yuki 發現自己一側鼻子有鼻塞感。
Hoa sat in the clinic, sniffling through the morning stuffiness.
Hoa 坐在診所裡，不停吸鼻子，撐著早上的鼻塞不適。
Steam helped Christopher ease the stuffiness before he tried to sleep.
Christopher 試著入睡前，用蒸氣舒緩了鼻塞。
- congestion
the most common general word in health contexts
- blockage
more physical and direct, often used in explanations
- obstruction
more formal and common in medical writing
文法句型
relief from stuffiness
ease the stuffiness
nasal stuffiness
用法筆記
Common in health advice, medicine labels, and clinic talk. In everyday conversation, many speakers more often say 'stuffy nose'; this noun focuses on the condition itself.
2. an uncomfortable feeling in a room when the air is warm, used, and not moving en
悶熱；不通風
室內空氣悶住、不夠新鮮
an uncomfortable feeling in a room when the air is warm, used, and not moving enough.
By mid-afternoon, the office stuffiness felt worse than the heat outside.
到了下午，辦公室的悶熱比外面的高溫還難受。
pattern: place + stuffiness
Adina opened two windows, but the bedroom stuffiness still lingered.
Adina 開了兩扇窗，但臥室那股不通風的悶氣還是散不掉。
Guests escaped to the balcony to get away from the stuffiness downstairs.
客人們躲到陽台去，想遠離樓下那股悶熱。
The train's stuffiness made Kofi step off at the next station.
車廂裡的不通風讓 Kofi 在下一站就下車了。
- closeness
older, especially British, for heavy air in a shut room
- airlessness
stresses the lack of fresh moving air
- stale air
focuses on air that feels breathed-in or old
- freshness
suggests cool, clean air that feels pleasant
- ventilation
focuses on air movement that removes the problem
文法句型
the stuffiness in [room/train/office]
escape the stuffiness
[place] stuffiness
用法筆記
Mostly used for closed indoor places such as bedrooms, buses, trains, and offices. Distinguish from noun/1, which is about a blocked nose, and noun/3, which is about a stiff social atmosphere.
3. the quality of seeming too serious, old-fashioned, and hard to enjoy because eve
古板；拘謹
過度正式而顯得無趣的氣氛
the quality of seeming too serious, old-fashioned, and hard to enjoy because everything feels overly formal.
Some younger members quit because the club's stuffiness made each dinner feel ceremonial.
因為俱樂部的拘謹氣氛太重，一些年輕會員就不再去了。
pattern: the stuffiness of a club or event
Felix laughed once, but the room's stuffiness quickly silenced him.
Felix 只笑了一次，但房間裡那股古板氣息很快就讓他安靜下來。
Layla wanted warm service, not the stuffiness of a luxury hotel lobby.
Layla 想要的是溫暖的服務，不是豪華飯店大廳那種拘謹感。
The new head teacher worked hard to remove the stuffiness from assemblies.
新來的校長努力去掉集會上的古板氣氛。
- warmth
suggests friendliness and ease instead of social distance
- informality
focuses on the lack of stiff social rules
文法句型
the stuffiness of [club/event/style]
remove the stuffiness from [place/institution]
a sense of stuffiness
用法筆記
Usually used for clubs, ceremonies, schools, or social styles that feel too formal to relax in. Distinguish from noun/2, which is about stale indoor air rather than behavior or atmosphere.