Squalid



GRE 蓝宝

解释

GRE 红宝书

• adj.污秽的, 肮脏的
• ［英］ adj.污秽的, 肮脏的 ( filthy and degraded from neglect or poverty)
• ［类］ shipshape : disarray / squalid : cleanliness ( 反义: 整齐的对杂乱 / 肮脏的对洁净) 反义词: pristine ( 纯洁的)

Webster Collegiate

adjective

• Etymology: Latin squalidus rough, dirty, from squalēre to be covered with scales or dirt, from squalus dirty; perhaps akin to Latin squama scale
• Date: 1596
• 1. marked by filthiness and degradation from neglect or poverty
• 2. sordid
• Synonyms: see dirty
• ? squalidly adverb
• ? squalidness noun

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