1650s, "covered with scurf," from scruff "dandruff, scurf" (late Old English variant of scurf) + -y (2). Generalized sense of "rough and dirty" is from 1871. Related: Scruffily; scruffiness.
权威例句
1. The porter put our scruffy rain-sodden luggage on a trolley.
搬运工把我们那些被雨水浸透的脏兮兮的行李放上了手推车。
2. The town is scruffy and unappealing.
那个城镇脏乱不堪,令人生厌。
3. He looked a little scruffy.
他看着有点邋遢。
4. Despite her scruffy clothes, there was an air of sophistication about her.
尽管她衣衫褴褛, 但神态老练世故.
5. His scruffy appearance does not reflect his character.