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sordid

adj. 肮脏的；卑鄙的；利欲熏心的；色彩暗淡的

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sordid 污秽的，肮脏的

来自拉丁语 sordere,变得肮脏，来自 sordes,肮脏，污秽，来自 PIE*swordo,黑的，脏的，词源同 swarthy,黝黑的。

英文词源

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.

中文解释

音：扫地的，地上很脏，颜色是灰的；音：臊的, 臭臊的，腥臊的，像尿一样肮脏；2. sord- (谐音“臊的”) + -id.

实用例句

1. She listened to Kate'sexplanation of the sordid affair.: 她听凯特对这件丑事作何解释。

2. It was a shock to discover the truth about his sordid past.: 他以往的丑行被发现时，人们感到震惊。

3. The huts they lived in were sordid and filthy beyond belief.: 他们住的小房真是异乎寻常地脏.

4. I've washed my hands of the whole sordid business.: 我已经洗手不干那种肮脏的勾当了.

5. He depicts the sordid and vulgar sides of life exclusively.: 他只描写人生肮脏和庸俗的一面.

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