Smelliness is the quality of smelling strong and unpleasant — the state of being smelly, thought about as a thing on its own.

Smelliness Smelliness是 the quality of smelling strong and unpleasant聞起來又濃又難聞的那種特質 — the state of being smelly也就是「很smelly」這個狀態, thought about as a thing on its own被當成一件獨立的事來看待。

Because it turns a describing word into a thing-word, it lets you talk about the amount or the degree: the smelliness of the bins, a level of smelliness, reduce the smelliness. That is its real job — you use it when you want to measure or compare, not just complain.

Because it turns因為它把 a describing word一個形容詞 into a thing-word變成一個名詞, it lets you talk about它讓你可以談 the amount or the degree數量或程度: the smelliness of the bins垃圾桶的臭度, a level of smelliness一個臭度的等級, reduce the smelliness降低臭度。That is它的 real job真正用途 — you use it你會用它 when you want to measure or compare當你想測量或比較的時候, not just complain而不只是抱怨。

It is a fairly rare word, and it usually sounds light or joking rather than serious.

It is它是 a fairly rare word一個相當罕見的字, and it usually sounds light or joking rather than serious而且聽起來通常輕鬆、好玩，而不是正經。

In careful or scientific writing people prefer odour: 'the odour of the sample' rather than 'the smelliness of the sample'.

In careful or scientific writing在講究或科學性的寫作裡 people prefer odour人們偏好用odour: 'the odour of the sample'"the odour of the sample" rather than而不是 'the smelliness of the sample'"the smelliness of the sample"。

Almost always the meaning is negative, though a playful writer might use it for any strong smell at all, good or bad, precisely because it sounds so childish.

Almost always幾乎總是 the meaning is negative意思是負面的, though a playful writer不過愛玩的作者 might use it也可能拿它 for any strong smell at all來指任何強烈的氣味, good or bad不管好聞還是難聞, precisely because it sounds so childish正是因為它聽起來很孩子氣。