西瓜单词

musty是什么意思

musty

英 ['mʌstɪ] 美 ['mʌsti]

musty 霉臭味的

可能来自moist,潮湿的，有湿气的，-y,形容词后缀。引申词义受潮的，发霉的，散发霉臭味的。

musty: musty: see moist
musty (adj.): 1520s, perhaps a variant of moisty "moist, damp" (see moist). Related: Mustiness.

1. Opening the door, she made a face at the musty smell.

她打开门后闻到一股难闻的霉味，不禁做了个鬼脸。

来自柯林斯例句

2. If damp, musty buildings make you ill, mould is probably the cause.: 如果潮湿发霉的建筑令你生病了，霉菌很可能是病因。

5. The cottage had a musty smell after being shut up over the winter.: 这间村舍关了一个冬天,有一股发霉的气味.