early 15c., "festering," from Latin sordidus "dirty, filthy, foul, vile, mean, base," from sordere "be dirty, be shabby," related to sordes "dirt, filth," from PIE *swrd-e-, from root *swordo- "black, dirty" (cognates: Old English sweart "black"). Sense of "foul, low, mean" first recorded 1610s. Related: Sordidly; sordidness.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. She listened to Kate'sexplanation of the sordid affair.
她聽(tīng)凱特對(duì)這件丑事作何解釋。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. It was a shock to discover the truth about his sordid past.
他以往的丑行被發(fā)現(xiàn)時(shí)，人們感到震驚。
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
3. The huts they lived in were sordid and filthy beyond belief.
他們住的小房真是異乎尋常地臟.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
4. I've washed my hands of the whole sordid business.
我已經(jīng)洗手不干那種骯臟的勾當(dāng)了.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
5. He depicts the sordid and vulgar sides of life exclusively.