Shoddy



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n.劣质的, 冒充好货的
• ［英］ n.劣质的, 冒充好货的 ( cheaply imitative)
• ［例］ shoddy merchandise ( 劣质商品)

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: origin unknown
• Date: 1832
• 1.
  • a. a reclaimed wool from materials that are not felted that is of better quality and longer staple than mungo
  • b. a fabric often of inferior quality manufactured wholly or partly from reclaimed wool
• 2.
  • a. inferior, imitative, or pretentious articles or matter
  • b. pretentious vulgarity

II. adjective (shoddier; -est)

• Date: 1847
• 1. made wholly or partly of shoddy
• 2.
  • a. cheaply imitative ; vulgarly pretentious <shoddy merchandise>
  • b. hastily or poorly done ; inferior <shoddy workmanship>
  • c. shabby, disreputable <shoddy business deals>
• ? shoddily adverb
• ? shoddiness noun

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