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nondescript是什么意思

nondescript

英 ['nɒndɪskrɪpt] 美 ['nɑndɪskrɪpt]
  • adj. 平凡的,没有特色的;难以区别的;莫可名状的
  • n. 不属任何类型的人;难以形容的人或物

中文词源


nondescript 无特征的

non-,无,非,description,描述,特征。

英文词源


nondescript (adj.)
1680s, "not hitherto described," in scientific usage, coined from non- + Latin descriptus, past participle of describere (see describe). General sense of "not easily described or classified" is from 1806.

双语例句


1. This expression gave temporary meaning to a set of features otherwise nondescript.
这一词语给整套节目以暂时的意义,否则毫无特色.

来自《简明英汉词典》

2. Europa House is one of those hundreds of nondescript buildings along the Bath Road.
欧罗巴大楼是巴斯大道沿路那些成百上千幢毫无特色的建筑之一。

来自柯林斯例句

3. Her clothes told me nothing: they were about as nondescript and lacking in chic as it was possible to be.
从她的衣着上什么也看不出来:全是大路货,毫无时髦优雅之处。

来自柯林斯例句

4. The nondescript Swiss, on arrival, was to have plain clothes.
那个难以安排的瑞士人到来的时候将穿上便衣.

来自辞典例句

5. The nondescript bacteria were responsible for the infectivity of the filtrate.
这种滤液的侵染性应归之于不能描述的细菌.

来自辞典例句

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