英语单词

shady是什么意思

shady

英 ['ʃeɪdɪ] 美 ['ʃedi]
  • adj. 成荫的;阴暗的;名声不好的
  • n. (Shady)人名;(阿拉伯)沙迪

英文词源


shady (adj.)
"affording shade," 1570s; "protected by shade," 1590s; from shade (n.) + -y (2). Meaning "disreputable" (1862) probably is from earlier university slang sense of "of questionable merit, unreliable" (1848). Related: Shadily; shadiness. Old English had sceadlic "shady, 'shadely.'"

双语例句


1. Joseph watched a shady-looking bunch playing cards aboard a Mississippi steamer.
约瑟夫看到一群可疑的人在密西西比河的一艘轮船上打牌。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Thatched pavilions provide shady retreats for relaxing and reading in privacy.
茅草亭是独自放松和读书的阴凉清幽之所。

来自柯林斯例句

3. Clara had been reading in a lounge chair under a shady tree.
克拉拉一直坐在树阴下的躺椅上看书。

来自柯林斯例句

4. a shady nook in the garden
花园里阴凉的一角

来自《权威词典》

5. We went to find somewhere cool and shady to have a drink.
我们去找了一个阴凉的地方,喝了一杯。

来自《权威词典》

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