squalid
英['skw?l?d]
美['sk?l?d]
- adj. 骯臟的；污穢的；卑劣的
助記提示
【記】讀：死鍋里的－死在鍋里的蟑螂－骯臟的
音：死刮鱗的，死蛤蜊的，死鍋里的，都是廚房里骯臟的
中文詞源
squalid 骯臟的
來自 squalor,骯臟，污穢，-id,形容詞后綴。
英文詞源
- squalid (adj.)
- 1590s, from Middle French squalide and directly from Latin squalidus "rough, coated with dirt, filthy," related to squales "filth," squalus "filthy," squalare "be covered with a rough, stiff layer, be coated with dirt, be filthy," of uncertain origin. Related: Squalidly; squalidness; squalidity.
雙語例句
- 1. He followed her up a rickety staircase to a squalid bedsit.
- 他跟著她上了一段搖搖晃晃的樓梯，來到了一間邋遢的臥室起居室兩用房間。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. squalid, overcrowded refugee camps
- 骯臟而擁擠的難民營
來自《權威詞典》
- 3. The Tory Party called the bill "the most squalid measure ever put before the Commons".
- 保守黨稱該議案為“有史以來向下議院提出的最卑鄙的議案”。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. They live in a squalid hut in the poorest part of the village.
- 他們居住在村里最貧困地帶的污穢小屋中.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. The migrants have been living in squalid conditions.
- 移民們的生活條件一直非常差。
來自辭典例句