the seamy side of sth
固定搭配，指某事物阴暗、不光彩的一面。
Few tourists ever see the seamy side of the city.
很少有游客能看到这座城市肮脏的一面。
肮脏的；腐败的；卑劣的
有接缝的；露出线缝的；卑劣的、肮脏的或腐败的。；有接缝的；显示接缝的。；露出线缝的；丑恶的
卑劣的、肮脏的或腐败的。
Sordid, squalid or corrupt.
有接缝的；显示接缝的。
Having or showing a seam.
The detective uncovered the seamy side of the city's nightlife.
侦探揭露了这座城市夜生活丑恶的一面。
用法提示：seamy意为“丑恶的”，此处修饰“side”，指道德败坏的一面。
Her novel depicts the seamy realities of life in the slums.
她的小说描绘了贫民窟生活中丑恶的现实。
用法提示：seamy形容词修饰“realities”，表示道德腐化的现实。
He tried to hide the seamier details of his past.
他试图隐瞒自己过去更为丑恶的细节。
用法提示：seamier是seamy的比较级形式，强调更加不光彩。
固定搭配，指某事物阴暗、不光彩的一面。
Few tourists ever see the seamy side of the city.
很少有游客能看到这座城市肮脏的一面。
作定语时多修饰交易、勾当、内幕等名词，含贬义。
The report exposed the seamy dealings of local officials.
这篇报道揭露了当地官员的肮脏交易。
作表语时多与 find、seem 等动词连用，形容事情令人不齿。
Many voters found the whole affair seamy.
许多选民觉得整件事很肮脏。
grammar · medium
易错句子He wrote about the seamy of city politics.
正确表达He wrote about the seamy side of city politics.
seamy 是形容词，不能像名词一样直接放在 the 后面；表示“……的阴暗面”要用固定搭配 the seamy side of ...。
grammar · medium
易错句子The company behaved seamy during the negotiation.
正确表达The company behaved in a seamy way during the negotiation.
seamy 是形容词，不能直接作状语修饰动词 behaved；英语中修饰动词要用副词或 in a ... way/manner 这类介词短语，而 seamy 没有常用的副词形式。
seedy 多形容场所破旧、人衣衫褴褛或行为不端，常修饰酒吧、旅馆、街区；seamy 更强调腐败丑恶的内幕，常见于 seamy side 这类搭配，指社会的阴暗面。
seemly 意为得体、合乎礼仪，与 seamy 的卑劣肮脏意思相反，只是拼写和读音接近；需要表达“体面、恰当”时用 seemly，表达“丑恶、腐败”时用 seamy。
sleazy 侧重低级趣味、色情或商业上的不择手段，常修饰出版物、娱乐场所和交易；seamy 更书面，强调腐败丑恶，多与 side 等词搭配指社会阴暗面。
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