squalor
- n. 骯臟;悲慘;卑劣;道德敗壞
中文詞源
來自拉丁語 squalor,污穢,骯臟,來自 squalere,使污穢,使骯臟。
英文詞源
- squalor (n.)
- 1620s, "state or condition of being miserable and dirty," from Latin squalor "roughness, dirtiness, filthiness," from squalere "be filthy" (see squalid).
雙語例句
- 1. I find public squalor very saddening.
- 公共場所的骯臟污穢讓我感到非常悲哀。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. the dehumanizing effects of poverty and squalor
- 貧窮和骯臟的環境造成喪失人性的結果
來自《權威詞典》
- 3. the poverty and squalor of the slums
- 貧民窟的貧窮和骯臟
來自《權威詞典》
- 4. He was born in squalor next to London's docks.
- 他出生在倫敦碼頭附近骯臟的地區.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. It tells the story of an aspiring young man's attempt to rise above the squalor of the street.
- 它講述了一位有志青年試圖擺脫貧苦骯臟的街頭生活。
來自柯林斯例句