sordid
Word family adverbsordidlyadjectivesordidnounsordidness
sor·did /ˈsɔːdɪd $ ˈsɔːr-/ adjectiveadj 1 BAD BEHAVIOUR OR ACTIONSinvolving immoral or dishonest behaviour 猥亵的;卑鄙的;龌龊的sordid business/affair/story etc The whole sordid affair came out in the press. 这桩龌龊的桃色事件见报了。
She discovered the truth about his sordid past. 她发现了他不光彩的过去。
I want to hear all the sordid details! 我要听一听所有那些龌龊的细节!
sordid business/affair/story etc• All concerned should be cross-examined to get to the bottom of the whole sordid affair.• George Broomham was questioned, but only briefly, before he admitted the whole sordid affair.• It is a mildly sordid story.• To drag me into her sordid affairs.• Her own sordid story could only be a bad influence on such a young and impressionable mind. Origin sordid (1500-1600) Latin sordidus, from sordes “dirt”