| 单词 | threadbare |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['θredbɛə] |
| 解释 | a.磨破的，陈腐的 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 adj.磨破的(worn off; shabby)，陈腐的(exhausted of interest or freshness) 【考】 threadbare(timeworn ) : novelty / labyrinthine : directness(磨破无新/曲折无直) 【记】 组合词：thread(线)+ bare(露出)→露出线 头→磨破的 【例】 a threadlbare argument |
| 字源 | threadbare (adj.) late 14c., from thread (n.) + bare. The notion is of "having the nap worn off," leaving bare the threads. |
| 不择手段背单词 | adj. 磨破旧的; 陈腐的 【记】thread线, bare(v 露出)一磨破以至粗线都露了出来的－ 【类】threadbare[timeworn]: novelty = labyrinthine: directness磨破的不新 = 曲折的不直 |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】thread + bare 露出 |
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