来自 scale,鳞片，-y,形容词后缀。引申比喻义有鳞屑的，有皮屑的。

1. If your skin becomes red, sore or very scaly, consult your doctor.

如果皮肤发红、瘙痒或脱皮，要向医生咨询。

2. My skin was hard and scaly and I itched.

我的皮肤又硬又粗糙，而且还很痒。

3. The brown rat has prominent ears and a long scaly tail.

那只棕鼠两只耳朵向前支着，一条长尾巴布满鳞片。

4. The iron pipe is scaly with rust.

铁管子因为生锈一片片剥落了.

5. Reptiles possess a scaly, dry skin.

爬行类具有覆盖着鳞片的干燥皮肤.