释义 |
dowdyism|ˈdaʊdɪɪz(ə)m| [f. as prec. + -ism.] The character or quality of a dowdy.
1859O. W. Holmes Prof. Breakf.-t. vi, Dowdyism is..an expression of imperfect vitality. 1860All Year Round No. 71. 495 A sorry sort of dowdyism in the matter of female finery. |