lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new同义词:stale, moth-eaten
例句
My eye alighted on a dusty old book at the back of the shelf.我偶然发现在书架後面有一本满是灰尘的旧书。
The dusty road made the travelers dusty too.满是尘土的路弄得行人也满面尘土了。
详细解释
dust.y adj.(形容词)dust.i.er,dust.i.est Covered or filled with dust.多尘的:为灰尘覆盖的或布满尘土的Consisting of or resembling dust; powdery.尘状的:由尘土构成的或形似尘土的;粉状的Tinged with gray.浅灰色的Timeworn; stale:枯燥无味:干巴巴的;干瘪的:例句:the dusty precepts of a bygone era.过去时代的枯燥戒律 【引伸】 dust.ily adv.(副词)dust.iness n.(名词)