seedy的意思

seedy

英 ['siːdɪ] 美 ['sidi]

近義詞	untidy 、 tattered 、 haggard 、 ragged 、 shabby 、 dowdy

TEM8低頻詞暢通詞匯

比較級: seedier;最高級: seediest;名詞: seediness;

seedy 結籽的，破敗的，髒的

seed,種子，籽，-y,形容詞後綴。即結籽的，引申詞義花期已過的，破敗的。

seedy (adj.): mid-15c., "fruitful, abundant," from seed (n.) + -y (2). From 1570s as "abounding in seeds." Meaning "shabby" is from 1739, probably in reference to the appearance of a flowering plant that has run to seed. Related: Seediness.

1. Frank ran dodgy errands for a seedy local villain.: 弗蘭克為當地一個臭名遠揚的惡棍跑腿，幹些騙人勾當。

2. Frank drifted into running dodgy errands for a seedy local villain.: 弗蘭克開始為當地一個下流的惡人跑腿做壞事。

3. He found his brother in a seedy, roach-infested apartment.: 他發現自己的哥哥住在一套破舊肮髒、蟑螂肆虐的公寓裏。