nondescript
含义: Lacking distinctive or interesting features; unremarkable and difficult to describe because of its ordinariness.
Nondescript is used to describe places, buildings, people, or objects that fail to make any impression. It is neither strongly negative nor neutral — it implies a specific kind of blandness. Common collocations include 'nondescript building,' 'nondescript office block,' and 'nondescript appearance.' It is popular in crime reporting (describing locations or suspects) and literary fiction.
例句
- The meeting took place in a nondescript office block on the outskirts of Slough. 会面在斯劳郊区一栋毫无特色的办公楼里举行。La reunión tuvo lugar en un anodino bloque de oficinas en las afueras de Slough.会合はスラウ郊外の何の変哲もないオフィスビルで行われた。회의는 슬라우 외곽의 특징 없는 오피스 빌딩에서 열렸다.
- Witnesses described the suspect as a nondescript man of medium build in his forties. 目击者描述嫌疑人是一个外貌普通的四十多岁中等身材男子。Los testigos describieron al sospechoso como un hombre anodino de complexión media y unos cuarenta años.目撃者は容疑者を、中肉中背で40代くらいの目立たない男性と描写した。목격자들은 용의자를 중간 체격의 40대로, 눈에 띄지 않는 남성이라고 묘사했다.
- The restaurant occupied a nondescript shopfront that gave no hint of the exceptional food within. 这家餐厅占据着一个毫无特色的店面,丝毫看不出里面有绝佳的美食。El restaurante ocupaba un local comercial anodino que no dejaba adivinar la excepcional cocina de su interior.そのレストランは特徴のない店構えを占めており、中の素晴らしい料理をうかがわせるものは何もなかった。그 레스토랑은 평범한 가게 외관을 차지하고 있어, 안에 있는 뛰어난 음식을 짐작할 수 없었다.
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用法指南
语境: journalism, literary, general
语气: neutral
起源与历史
From non- (not) and Latin dēscriptus, past participle of dēscribere (to describe). Coined in English in the 17th century to mean 'not yet described' in natural history, later shifting to mean 'lacking notable features.'
文化背景
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
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