Word · Frequency #14240
sordid
卑鄙的;道德败坏的
核心释义
多指行为、事迹等不光彩、令人不齿。
Morally degraded; vile; involving dishonest or selfish motives.
- 1.
令人厌恶、卑鄙、邪恶或可鄙的。
Distasteful, ignoble, vile, or contemptible.
- 2.
道德败坏的
morally degraded; ; ; ; - Seattle Weekly; - James Joyce
- 3.
肮脏污秽的。
Dirty or squalid.
- 4.
不道德或不诚实的
unethical or dishonest
- 5.
道德败坏的,堕落的。
Morally degrading.
- 6.
肮脏、破旧和令人厌恶的
foul and run-down and repulsive
- 7.
贪婪的;吝啬的;贪财的。
Grasping; stingy; avaricious.
- 8.
颜色暗淡的。
Of a dull colour.
肮脏的;污秽的;贪婪的;吝啬的;灰暗的;暗淡的;令人厌恶、卑鄙、邪恶或可鄙的。;道德败坏的
用法In use
The journalist exposed the sordid truth behind the charity's finances.
用法提示:sordid为形容词,修饰truth,意为“卑鄙的、见不得人的”。
She refused to take part in their sordid scheme to defraud old people.
用法提示:sordid为形容词,修饰scheme,表示“不道德的、卑鄙的”。
His sordid behavior at the party shocked all his colleagues.
用法提示:sordid为形容词,修饰behavior,意为“卑劣的、可耻的”。
the sordid details of his orgies stank under his very nostrils
a sordid political campaign
sordid shantytowns
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- sordid details
- 不堪的细节
- The reporter uncovered the sordid details of the scandal.记者揭露了丑闻中不堪的细节。
- sordid affair
- 卑鄙的勾当
- His involvement in the sordid affair ruined his career.他卷入那桩卑鄙的勾当,毁了自己的事业。
- sordid past
- 不光彩的过去
- She tried to hide her sordid past from her new friends.她试图对新朋友隐瞒自己不光彩的过去。
- sordid business
- 肮脏的勾当
- The whole sordid business was finally exposed.这桩肮脏的勾当终于被曝光了。
- sordid motives
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记 sordid:把 sor 联想成 sorry,做了(did)让人羞耻的事,就是卑鄙、肮脏的。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:formal writing、news reports、literary descriptions sordid 是比较正式的用词,常用于书面语或新闻报道中,多描述道德上低劣、卑鄙或令人厌恶的行为;口语中较少使用,语气较强。
语法说明Grammar Note
通常用作定语或表语,意指道德上的卑劣、肮脏或贪婪。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 sordid 共享 -id 结尾,但注意 sordid 读 /ˈsɔrdəd/,末尾是 /əd/;morbid、torrid、florid、horrid 的元音 /ɔr/ 相近但结尾是 /ɪd/,仅近似押韵。solid /ˈsɑlɪd/ 和 squalid /ˈskwɑlɪd/ 的元音不同,是形近异音词,发音差异大,不要混淆。
用法优先级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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.