sordid

英 [ˈsɔː.dɪd]      美 [ˈsɔːr.dɪd]
  • adj. 肮脏的;卑鄙的;利欲熏心的;色彩暗淡的
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音:扫地的,地上很脏,颜色是灰的;音:臊的, 臭臊的,腥臊的,像尿一样肮脏;
2. sord- (谐音“臊的”) + -id.
sordid 污秽的,肮脏的

来自拉丁语 sordere,变得肮脏,来自 sordes,肮脏,污秽,来自 PIE*swordo,黑的,脏的,词源 同 swarthy,黝黑的。

sordid (adj.)
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.
1. She listened to Kate'sexplanation of the sordid affair.
她听凯特对这件丑事作何解释。
2. It was a shock to discover the truth about his sordid past.
他以往的丑行被发现时,人们感到震惊。
3. The huts they lived in were sordid and filthy beyond belief.
他们住的小房真是异乎寻常地脏.
4. I've washed my hands of the whole sordid business.
我已经洗手不干那种肮脏的勾当了.
5. He depicts the sordid and vulgar sides of life exclusively.
他只描写人生肮脏和庸俗的一面.

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