fusty
英 ['f?st?]
- adj. 發霉的；守舊的，老式的
GRE
詞態變化
比較級:?fustier;最高級:?fustiest;
中文詞源
fusty 霉臭的，守舊的
來自古法語fuste, 瓶塞，酒塞，來自拉丁語fustis, 短棍，木棍，其原義為瓶塞味的。后來引申詞義霉臭的，守舊的。比較corked.
英文詞源
- 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 f?t), 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.
雙語例句
- 1. The fusty old establishment refused to recognise the demand for popular music.
- 這一古板的老舊機構拒絕承認人們對流行音樂的需求。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. a dark fusty room
- 陰暗霉濕的房間
來自《權威詞典》
- 3. This blanket smells a bit fusty.
- 這毯子有點兒發霉的味兒.
來自互聯網
- 4. Under Mr Blair, fusty old Britain has become an international exemplar of openness.
- 在布萊爾的領導下, 曾經老邁保守的大不列顛搖身一變成了國際間開放的榜樣.
來自互聯網