1570s, "harsh, unmusical" (implied in scabrously), from Late Latin scabrosus "rough," from Latin scaber "rough, scaly," related to scabere "to scratch, scrape" (see scabies). Sense in English evolved to "vulgar" (1881), "squalid" (1939), and "nasty, repulsive" (c. 1951). Classical literal sense of "rough, rugged" attested in English from 1650s. Related: Scabrously; scabrousness.
实用例句
1. Her face buried itself in his scabrous shirt.
她把脸埋在他那粗糙的衬衣里。
来自辞典例句
2. The book includes some memorably seedy characters and scabrous description.
