西瓜单词

measly是什么意思

measly

英 ['miːzlɪ] 美 ['mizli]

measly 患麻疹的，很小的，微不足道的

来自measle,麻疹，-y,形容词后缀。即患麻疹的，俚语义可怜的，可鄙视的，或很小的，微不足道的等。

measly (adj.): "affected with measles," 1680s, from measle (see measles) + -y (2); sense of "meager and contemptible" first recorded 1864 in British slang.

1. The average British bathroom measures a measly 3.5 square metres.

英国人的卫生间平均只有区区3.5平方米。

来自辞典例句

2. I asked. " Just take this measly 10 cents an hour and smile? ": 我问, “ 接受这可怜兮兮的每小时10美分然后还要微笑吗 ? ”

3. One measly mango, that's all we've had from this tree.: 一个微不足道的芒果, 那就是我们从这棵树上所收获的一切.