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sor·did
/ˈsɔrdəd/
(
a
.)骯髒的,不干淨的,卑鄙的,惡劣的,可憐的,暗淡的
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Sor·did
a.
1.
Filthy
;
foul
;
dirty
. [
Obs
.]
A
sordid
god
;
down
from
his
hoary
chin
A
length
of
beard
descends
,
uncombed
,
unclean
. --
Dryden
.
2.
Vile
;
base
;
gross
;
mean
;
as
,
vulgar
,
sordid
mortals
.
“To
scorn
the
sordid
world.”
3.
Meanly
avaricious
;
covetous
;
niggardly
.
He
may
be
old
,
And
yet
sordid
,
who
refuses
gold
. --
Sir
J
.
Denham
.
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
sordid
adj
1:
morally
degraded
; "
a
seedy
district
"; "
the
seamy
side
of
life
"; "
sleazy
characters
hanging
around
casinos
";
"
sleazy
storefronts
with...dirt
on
the
walls
"-
Seattle
Weekly
; "
the
sordid
details
of
his
orgies
stank
under
his
very
nostrils
"-
James
Joyce
; "
the
squalid
atmosphere
of
intrigue
and
betrayal
" [
syn
:
seamy
,
seedy
,
sleazy
,
squalid
]
2:
unethical
or
dishonest
; "
dirty
police
officers
"; "
a
sordid
political
campaign
" [
syn
:
dirty
]
3:
foul
and
run-down
and
repulsive
; "
a
flyblown
bar
on
the
edge
of
town
"; "
a
squalid
overcrowded
apartment
in
the
poorest
part
of
town
"; "
squalid
living
conditions
"; "
sordid
shantytowns
" [
syn
:
flyblown
,
squalid
]
4:
meanly
avaricious
and
mercenary
; "
sordid
avarice
"; "
sordid
material
interests
"
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