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fusty

adj.旧式的,霉臭的,陈腐的,古板的

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fusty为短语/超纲词汇

词形变化:

名词:fustiness 副词:fustily 形容词比较级:fustier 最高级:fustiest

fusty


/'fʌstɪ; `fʌstɪ/
adj (-ier, -iest) (derog 贬)
1 smelling old, stale or damp 腐臭的; 有霉湿味的
*a fusty room 有潮湿味儿的房间
* This blanket smells a bit fusty. 这毯子有点儿发霉的味儿.
2 old-fashioned; not up-to-date 老式的; 不合潮流的
*a fusty old professor, ie one who has learned much from books, etc but does not know about modern ideas 思想陈腐的老教授.

fusty


adj
[Date: 1400-1500; Origin: fust 'wooden wine container' (15-16 centuries), from Old French, from Latin fustis; FUSTIAN]
if rooms, clothes, buildings etc are fusty, they have an unpleasant smell, because they have not been used for a long time
= musty
informal ideas or people that are fusty are old-fashioned
 fusty old academics
>fustinessn[U]