squalor

英 ['skwɒlə] 美 ['skwɔlɚ]
  • n. 肮脏;悲惨;卑劣;道德败坏

中文词源


squalor 肮脏

来自拉丁语 squalor,污秽,肮脏,来自 squalere,使污秽,使肮脏。

英文词源


squalor (n.)
1620s, "state or condition of being miserable and dirty," from Latin squalor "roughness, dirtiness, filthiness," from squalere "be filthy" (see squalid).

双语例句


1. I find public squalor very saddening.
公共场所的肮脏污秽让我感到非常悲哀。

来自柯林斯例句

2. the dehumanizing effects of poverty and squalor
贫穷和肮脏的环境造成丧失人性的结果

来自《权威词典》

3. the poverty and squalor of the slums
贫民窟的贫穷和肮脏

来自《权威词典》

4. He was born in squalor next to London's docks.
他出生在伦敦码头附近肮脏的地区.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. It tells the story of an aspiring young man's attempt to rise above the squalor of the street.
它讲述了一位有志青年试图摆脱贫苦肮脏的街头生活。

来自柯林斯例句

单词首字母