rotten
英 ['rɒt(ə)n]
美 ['rɑtn]
- adj. 腐爛的；墮落的；惡臭的；虛弱的；極壞的
- adv. 非常
- n. (Rotten)人名；(法、德)羅滕
中文詞源
rotten 腐爛的來自 rot 過去分詞形式。比較 ridden.
英文詞源
- rotten (adj.)
- c. 1300, from a Scandinavian source akin to Old Norse rotinn "decayed," past participle of verb related to rotna "to decay," from Proto-Germanic stem *rut- (see rot (v.)). Sense of "corrupt" is from late 14c.; weakened sense of "bad" first recorded 1881. Rotten apple is from a saying traced back to at least 1528: "For one rotten apple lytell and lytell putrifieth an whole heape." The Rotten Row in London and elsewhere probably is from a different word, but of uncertain origin.
雙語例句
- 1. Police corruption is not just a few rotten apples.
- 警方的腐敗不僅僅是幾個害群之馬造成的。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Molly razzed me about my rotten sense of direction.
- 莫利笑話我糟糕的方向感。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. They made the treacherous journey across stormy seas in rotten boats.
- 他們乘著破舊的小船穿越風大浪急的海麵，完成了這次危險之旅。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. It's a rotten play, so they can stick it.
- 這部劇糟透了，他們趁早拉倒吧。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. The smell outside this building is overwhelming — like rotten eggs.
- 這棟大樓外麵的氣味讓人無法忍受——就像臭雞蛋的味道。
來自柯林斯例句