| 单词 | slippery |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['slipəri] |
| 解释 | a.滑的；狡猾的 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 adj. 滑的; 狡猾的 (not to be trusted) 【考】 slippery : elude / alluring : entice(滑的易逃走/迷人的 易诱惑)dingy : glisten / slippery : adhere(肮脏的[东西]不闪光 /滑的[东西]不粘连) 【记】 来自动词slip（滑） |
| 字源 | slippery (adj.) "having a slippery surface," c.1500, from Middle English sliper (adj.) "readily slipping," from Old English slipor "slippery, having a smooth surface" (see slip (v.)) + -y (2). Metaphoric sense of "deceitful, untrustworthy" is first recorded 1550s. Related: Slipperiness. In a figurative sense, slippery slope is first attested 1844. Slippery elm (1748) so called for its mucilaginous inner bark. |
| 不择手段背单词 | adj. (地面)滑溜的; 易(从某人的掌握中)滑落的; 狡猾的 【类】slippery: elude = alluring: entice易滑落的易逃走 = 迷人的易诱惑dingy: glisten = slippery: adhere褪色的东西不容易闪光 = 光滑的东西不容易附着 |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】slip |
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