dowdy

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈdaʊdi/    美 /ˈdaʊdi/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A plain or shabby person.
    — Besides these, however, and the determined dowdies, women who either do not understand dress, or who will not be troubled with it, there are certainly many who, while always anxious to appear to the best advantage, are not wealthy enough to do so […]
动词 v.
  1. To press the crust into the filling during baking, to allow the juices to caramelize on top. transitive
    — Topping the apples with squares of dough allowed steam to escape during baking, preventing the apples from overcooking. Dowdying the crust partway through created the dessert's sweet finish.
形容词 adj.
  1. Plain and unfashionable in style or dress.
  2. Lacking stylishness or neatness; shabby.
    — [...she was] a perfect saint amongst women, but so dreadfully dowdy that she reminded one of a badly bound hymn-book.

词形变化

dowdier comparative dowdiest superlative dowdies plural dowdies present,singular,third-person dowdying participle,present dowdied participle,past dowdied past

词汇关系

衍生词
dowd dowdify dowdily dowdiness dowdyish dowdyism

词源

词源 1
First appears c. 1581. Origin uncertain, probably literally "little poorly dressed woman," formed from doue, "poorly dressed woman". Possibly also related to the Scots dow, meaning to "fade".
词源 2
First appears c. 1581. Origin uncertain, probably literally "little poorly dressed woman," formed from doue, "poorly dressed woman". Possibly also related to the Scots dow, meaning to "fade".
词源 3
First appears c. 1581. Origin uncertain, probably literally "little poorly dressed woman," formed from doue, "poorly dressed woman". Possibly also related to the Scots dow, meaning to "fade".
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