drabness

The drabness of the concrete office buildings was relieved only by a few scattered potted plants.

(Chinese) 混凝土办公大楼的单调感只被零星的几盆盆栽所缓解。

He tried to escape the drabness of his daily routine by reading fantasy novels in the evening.

(Chinese) 他试图通过在晚上阅读奇幻小说来逃避日常生活的乏味。