dingy

形容词 dingy:

1. thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot
   同义词：begrimed, grimy, grubby, grungy, raunchy
2. (of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear
   同义词：dirty, muddied, muddy
3. causing dejection
   同义词：blue, dark, depressing, disconsolate, dismal, dispiriting, gloomy, grim, sorry, drab, drear, dreary

1. Our first sight of the dingy little hotel did not inspire us with much confidence/inspire much confidence in us.
   我们一见到那旅店昏暗肮脏，心里就很不痛快。
2. Rooms in cheap hotels are often dingy.
   在低级旅馆中全是又黑又脏的房间。
3. He lives in a dingy room.
   他住在一个肮脏的屋子里。

din.gy

adj.（形容词）
din.gi.er,din.gi.est
Darkened with smoke and grime; dirty or discolored.
黑暗的：由于烟与灰尘而阴暗的；肮脏的或褪色的
Shabby, drab, or squalid.
褴褛的：褴褛的，单调的或邋遢的

来源：
Possibly from Middle English dinge [dung]
可能源自 中古英语 dinge [丑恶的事物]
variant of dung * see dung
dung的变体 *参见 dung

【引伸】
din.gily
adv.（副词）
din.giness
n.（名词）