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Scabrous Adj Latin Rough Sense English Skeibrəs 粗糙的

单词 scabrous
音标 ['skeibrəs]
解释 adj. 粗糙的
红宝书 【英】 adj. 粗糙的(rough with small points or knobs; scabby)
【记】 scab(疤)+rous→有疤 的,粗糙的
字源 scabrous (adj.)
1570s, "harsh, unmusical" (implied in scabrously), from Late Latin scabrosus "rough," from Latin scaber "rough, scaly," related to scabere "to scratch, scrape" (see scabies). Sense in English evolved to "vulgar" (1881), "squalid" (1939), and "nasty, repulsive" (c.1951). Classical literal sense of "rough, rugged" attested in English from 1650s. Related: Scabrously; scabrousness.
不择手段背单词
趣味全助记 【记】scab 身体有伤疤,摸起来粗糙的

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