slippery
slippery
adjective
slippery slope
slipperily
adverb
slipperiness
noun
语源
adjective
- (of a surface or object) difficult to hold firmly or stand on because it is smooth, wet, or slimy
（表面，物体）滑的；致使打滑的
slippery ice.
易打滑的冰。
her hand was slippery with sweat.
她的手因有汗而滑溜溜的。
■(of a person) evasive and unpredictable; not to be relied on
（人）油滑的，不老实的；靠不住的
Martin's a slippery customer.
马丁油滑的客户。
■(of a word or concept) elusive in meaning because changing according to one's point of view
（词语，概念）含糊的；难以捉摸的
the word ‘intended’ is a decidedly slippery one.
intended 显然是个含糊的词。
slippery slope
- an idea or course of action which will lead to something unacceptable, wrong, or disastrous
会导致错误（或灾难）或会遭拒的）观点（或行为）
he is on the slippery slope towards a life of crime.
他正在滑向罪恶人生。
slipperily
adverb
slipperiness
noun
语源
- late 15th cent.: from dialect slipper 'slippery', probably suggested by Luther's schlipfferig
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