drabness

1. The war in 1939 perforce ushered in an era of more grime and drabness.
   1939年的战争必然导致一个更加肮脏、更加灰暗的时代的到来。
2. It doesn't help that today is a Sunday, so the usual bustle of hawkers, pedestrians and cars that enliven the empty drabness are missing.
   虽然我们来的这天是星期天，可往常小贩的叫卖声，行人和汽车，这些让空寂的街道充满活力的嘈杂声，通通消失了。

noun

1. having a drab or dowdy quality

   Synonym:    dowdinesshomeliness