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源自拉丁语 'sordidus',意为肮脏或污秽,后通过法语进入英语。
❶ 形容事物肮脏、污秽或道德败坏,通常指因贫穷、忽视或腐败导致的恶劣状态。
“The novel depicts the sordid lives of drug addicts in the city.”
(这部小说描绘了城市中吸毒者肮脏的生活。)
“They uncovered the sordid details of the politician's corruption.”
(他们揭露了这位政客腐败的龌龊细节。)
sordid affair — 指不光彩或道德败坏的事件,通常涉及丑闻或不正当关系。
“The media was obsessed with the sordid affair of the celebrity couple.”
(媒体对这对名人夫妇的丑闻事件非常关注。)