shady

英 ['?e?d?] 美['?edi]
  • adj. 成蔭的;陰暗的;名聲不好的
  • n. (Shady)人名;(阿拉伯)沙迪

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詞態(tài)變化


比較級(jí):?shadier;最高級(jí):?shadiest;

英文詞源


shady (adj.)
"affording shade," 1570s; "protected by shade," 1590s; from shade (n.) + -y (2). Meaning "disreputable" (1862) probably is from earlier university slang sense of "of questionable merit, unreliable" (1848). Related: Shadily; shadiness. Old English had sceadlic "shady, 'shadely.'"

雙語(yǔ)例句


1. Joseph watched a shady-looking bunch playing cards aboard a Mississippi steamer.
約瑟夫看到一群可疑的人在密西西比河的一艘輪船上打牌。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

2. Thatched pavilions provide shady retreats for relaxing and reading in privacy.
茅草亭是獨(dú)自放松和讀書(shū)的陰涼清幽之所。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

3. Clara had been reading in a lounge chair under a shady tree.
克拉拉一直坐在樹(shù)陰下的躺椅上看書(shū)。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

4. a shady nook in the garden
花園里陰涼的一角

來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》

5. We went to find somewhere cool and shady to have a drink.
我們?nèi)フ伊艘粋€(gè)陰涼的地方,喝了一杯。

來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》