Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #18461
seedy
破旧的；肮脏的；不体面的
Inferior in condition or quality.
- 1.
Literal senses:
字面义:
- 2.
Inferior in condition or quality.
状况或质量较差的。
字面义:；状况或质量较差的。；多种子的；结籽的；破烂的
In use
The hotel was in a seedy part of town, with broken windows and graffiti on the walls.
He wore a seedy old coat that looked like it hadn't been washed in years.
The bar had a seedy reputation, known for attracting unsavory characters.
seedy + noun
seedy 形容地方破旧肮脏，通常带有可疑或低档的意味，比 literal 用法常见。
a seedy hotel
一个破烂的旅馆
be/seem/look seedy
The neighborhood looked seedy.
这个街区看起来很破烂。
Common mistakes
There are many seedy in the watermelon.There are many seeds in the watermelon.
错误将形容词“seedy”当作名词使用，表示“籽”；应使用名词“seed”的复数形式。
This area is more seedy than that one.This area is seedier than that one.
“seedy”的比较级是不规则形式“seedier”，不应使用“more + 原级”结构。
Connections
Collocations
- seedy bar
- 低级酒吧；肮脏的小酒吧
- They found him drinking in a seedy bar by the docks.他们发现他在码头附近一家低级酒吧里喝酒。
- seedy motel
- 廉价破旧的汽车旅馆
- The detective checked into a seedy motel to watch the suspect.侦探住进一家廉价破旧的汽车旅馆监视嫌疑人。
- seedy neighborhood
- 破败的街区
- She grew up in a seedy neighborhood on the south side.她在城南一个破败的街区长大。
- seedy underbelly
- 见不得人的一面；阴暗面
- The documentary explores the seedy underbelly of the fashion industry.这部纪录片揭露了时尚行业见不得人的一面。
- seedy character
- 可疑人物；不三不四的人
- A seedy character was hanging around outside the bank.一个可疑人物在银行外面徘徊。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 seedy 拆成 seed+y：像撒了种子的旧房间，杂乱破败。
Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：描述破旧、脏乱的场所、描述人或其外表显得不体面或可疑 seedy 通常用于非正式场合，多用来形容地方或人显得破旧、肮脏或不体面，常带有“可疑”“不靠谱”的意味。正式写作中较少使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
The words needy, greedy, weedy, speedy, reedy, and tweedy all genuinely rhyme with seedy, sharing the stressed vowel /iː/ and the following /di/. Be careful with spelling lookalikes that sound different: seed /siːd/ has the same first syllable but is not a rhyme, and steady /ˈstedi/ looks similar but has a different stressed vowel.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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