sordid
- adj. 骯臟的;卑鄙的;利欲熏心的;色彩暗淡的
助記提示
2. sord- (諧音“臊的”) + -id.
中文詞源
來自拉丁語 sordere,變得骯臟,來自 sordes,骯臟,污穢,來自 PIE*swordo,黑的,臟的,詞源 同 swarthy,黝黑的。
英文詞源
- sordid (adj.)
- early 15c., "festering," from Latin sordidus "dirty, filthy, foul, vile, mean, base," from sordere "be dirty, be shabby," related to sordes "dirt, filth," from PIE *swrd-e-, from root *swordo- "black, dirty" (cognates: Old English sweart "black"). Sense of "foul, low, mean" first recorded 1610s. Related: Sordidly; sordidness.
雙語例句
- 1. She listened to Kate'sexplanation of the sordid affair.
- 她聽凱特對這件丑事作何解釋。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. It was a shock to discover the truth about his sordid past.
- 他以往的丑行被發(fā)現(xiàn)時,人們感到震驚。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 3. The huts they lived in were sordid and filthy beyond belief.
- 他們住的小房真是異乎尋常地臟.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. I've washed my hands of the whole sordid business.
- 我已經(jīng)洗手不干那種骯臟的勾當了.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. He depicts the sordid and vulgar sides of life exclusively.
- 他只描寫人生骯臟和庸俗的一面.
來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》