scabrous

scabrous
[ˈskeɪbrəs, ˈskabrəs]
adjective
  1. rough and covered with, or as if with, scabs
    表面粗糙的;多痂的
    ■unpleasant; unattractive
    令人不快的;不吸引人的
    a scabrous Carnaby Street hovel.
    卡纳比街上一间肮脏简陋的小屋。
  2. indecent; salacious
    下流的;猥亵的
    scabrous details included being regularly seen with a mistress.
    下流细节包括常被看见与一情妇厮混。
派生
scabrously
adverb
scabrousness
noun
语源
  1. late 16th cent. (first used to describe an author's style as 'harsh, unmusical, unpolished'): from French scabreux or late Latin scabrosus, from Latin scaber 'rough'
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