(of a place) extremely dirty and unpleasant, especially as a result of poverty or neglect (尤指地方因贫穷或遭忽略而)肮脏的,令人讨厌的 the squalid, overcrowded prison. 那个肮脏、拥挤的监狱。 ■showing or involving a contemptible lack of moral standards 卑鄙的,恶劣的,道德败坏的 a squalid attempt to save themselves from electoral embarrassment. 一个想使他们摆脱选举困窘的卑劣企图。
派生 squalidly adverb squalidness noun 语源
late 16th cent.: from Latin squalidus, from squalere 'be rough or dirty'