词族 · seedy
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中文词源
seedy 结籽的，破败的，脏的
seed,种子，籽，-y,形容词后缀。即结籽的，引申词义花期已过的，破败的。
英语词源
- seedy (adj.)
- mid-15c., "fruitful, abundant," from seed (n.) + -y (2). From 1570s as "abounding in seeds." Meaning "shabby" is from 1739, probably in reference to the appearance of a flowering plant that has run to seed. Related: Seediness.
权威例句
- 1. Frank ran dodgy errands for a seedy local villain.
- 弗兰克为当地一个臭名远扬的恶棍跑腿，干些骗人勾当。
- 2. Frank drifted into running dodgy errands for a seedy local villain.
- 弗兰克开始为当地一个下流的恶人跑腿做坏事。
- 3. He found his brother in a seedy, roach-infested apartment.
- 他发现自己的哥哥住在一套破旧肮脏、蟑螂肆虐的公寓里。
- 4. They suck you in to their seedy world.
- 他们把你卷入他们肮脏糜烂的圈子里。
- 5. the seedy world of prostitution
- 乌烟瘴气的卖淫圈子