squalid

squalid
adjective
  1. (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
  1. late 16th cent.: from Latin squalidus, from squalere 'be rough or dirty'
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