dampness

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Moderate humidity; moisture; moistness; the state or quality of being damp. uncountable,usually
    — With 3,600 h.p. underfoot, acceleration was reasonably brisk, but the flickering wheel-slip indicator light showed the prudence of not putting full power through the traction motors while there were traces of early-morning dampness on the rails.
  2. The degree to which something is damp or moist. uncountable,usually
    — The dampness in the writing paper caused the ink to spread and smudge.

词形变化

dampnesses plural

词源

Etymology tree
English damp
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 dampness
From damp + -ness.
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