sloven

英 ['slʌv(ə)n] 美 ['slʌvn]

1. Slovenia人的特征就是sloven, slovenly

sloven 不整洁的人，邋遢鬼

来自辅音丛 sl-,邋遢的，懒的，比较 slattern,slut,sloven,slug.用于指邋遢鬼，不整洁的人。

sloven (n.): late 15c., "immoral woman," later (16c.) also "rascal, knave" (regardless of gender); probably from a continental Germanic source, compare Middle Flemish sloovin "a scold," sloef "untidy, shabby," Dutch slof "careless, negligent," Middle Low German sloven "put on clothes carelessly," from Proto-Germanic *slaubjan, from PIE *sleubh- "to slide, slip" (see sleeve). Meaning "person careless of dress or negligent of cleanliness" is from 1520s. Also see slut.

1. Such sloven work habits will never produce good products.: 这样马马虎虎的工作习惯决不能生产出优质产品来。