单词
sloven
英 ['sl?v(?)n]
美['sl?vn]
基本信息
- n. 懒散的人；不修边幅的人
GRE
助记提示
1. Slovenia人的特征就是sloven, slovenly
中文词源
sloven 不整洁的人，邋遢鬼
来自辅音丛 sl-,邋遢的，懒的，比较 slattern,slut,sloven,slug.用于指邋遢鬼，不整洁的人。
英文词源
- sloven (n.)
- late 15c., "immoral woman," later (16c.) also "rascal, knave" (regardless of gender); probably from a continental Germanic source, compare Middle Flemish sloovin "a scold," sloef "untidy, shabby," Dutch slof "careless, negligent," Middle Low German sloven "put on clothes carelessly," from Proto-Germanic *slaubjan, from PIE *sleubh- "to slide, slip" (see sleeve). Meaning "person careless of dress or negligent of cleanliness" is from 1520s. Also see slut.
双语例句
- 1. Such sloven work habits will never produce good products.
- 这样马马虎虎的工作习惯决不能生产出优质产品来。
来自辞典例句