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fusty是什么意思

fusty

英 ['fʌstɪ] 美 ['fʌstɪ]
  • adj. 发霉的;守旧的,老式的

fusty 中文词源


fusty 霉臭的,守旧的

来自古法语fuste, 瓶塞,酒塞,来自拉丁语fustis, 短棍,木棍,其原义为瓶塞味的。后来引申词义霉臭的,守旧的。比较corked.

fusty 英文词源


fusty
fusty: see beat
fusty (adj.)
"stale-smelling," late 14c., from French fusté "fusty, tasting of the cask," from Old French fuste, fuist "wine cask," originally "stick, stave, wood" (Modern French fût), from Latin fustis "staff, stick of wood" (see fustigate). Related: Fustiness. Fustilugs was 17c. slang for "a woman of gross or corpulent habit" [OED], later generally in dialect for a big-boned person.

fusty 双语例句


1. The fusty old establishment refused to recognise the demand for popular music.
这一古板的老旧机构拒绝承认人们对流行音乐的需求。

来自柯林斯例句

2. a dark fusty room
阴暗霉湿的房间

来自《权威词典》

3. This blanket smells a bit fusty.
这毯子有点儿发霉的味儿.

来自互联网

4. Under Mr Blair, fusty old Britain has become an international exemplar of openness.
在布莱尔的领导下, 曾经老迈保守的大不列颠摇身一变成了国际间开放的榜样.

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