blandness

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The state, quality, or characteristic of being bland.; Mildness, gentleness. countable,obsolete,uncountable
    — These temporary apprehensions, so vague but so awful, derived a wondrous potency from the contrasting serenity of the weather, in which, beneath all its blue blandness, some thought there lurked a devilish charm, as for days and days we voyaged along, through seas so wearily, lonesomely mild, that all space, in repugnance to our vengeful errand, seemed vacating itself of life before our urn-like prow.
  2. The state, quality, or characteristic of being bland.; Lack of taste or flavor. countable,uncountable
  3. The state, quality, or characteristic of being bland.; Lack of interest or appeal. countable,uncountable
    — But generally, these summits have been real snoozers, producing statements of such vague blandness that they make G-20 resolutions read like Harry Potter page-turners.

词形变化

blandnesses plural

词源

Etymology tree
English bland
Proto-Germanic *-inōną
Proto-Indo-European *-dyé-
Proto-Germanic *-atjaną
Proto-Indo-European *-tus
Proto-Germanic *-þuz
Proto-Germanic *-assuz
Proto-Germanic *-inassuz
Proto-West Germanic *-nassī
Old English -nes
Middle English -nesse
English -ness
English blandness
From bland + -ness.
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