seamy

英 ['siːmɪ] 美 ['simi]
  • adj. 丑恶的;露出线缝的

中文词源


seamy 污秽的

seam,缝补,缝隙,-y,形容词后缀。比喻用法,把难看的一面缝在里面。词义演变比较 seedy.

英文词源


seamy (adj.)
c. 1600, "least pleasant, worst," in figurative phrase seamy side, from seam + -y (2); the seamy side of a sewn garment being the less attractive, and thus typically turned in. The popularity of the figurative sense likely is due to its use by Shakespeare in "Othello" IV.ii.146: "Some such Squire he was That turn'd your wits the seamy-side without, And made you to suspect me with the Moore."

双语例句


1. a seamy sex scandal
龌龊的性丑闻

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2. The seamy side of life includes crime and other evils.
生活的阴暗面包括犯罪和其它邪恶事情.

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3. How to solve psychological the seamy side?
怎样解决心理的阴暗面?

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4. John C . Reilly has played a host of seamy characters to great effect over the years.
约翰-C-雷利这些年来扮演了很多丑陋的角色,并大获成功.

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5. Seamy The novel gives a vivid description of the seamy side of the city life.
这本小说生动地描绘了城市生活的阴暗面.

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