squalid
adjective /ˈskwɒlɪd/
/ˈskwɑːlɪd/
(disapproving)- (of places and living conditions
处所及生活环境 肮脏的；邋遢的 - squalid housing
肮脏的房屋 - squalid, overcrowded refugee camps
肮脏而拥挤的难民营
- squalid housing
- (of situations or activities
情况或活动 道德败坏的；丑恶的；卑鄙的 - It was a squalid affair involving prostitutes and drugs.
那是一桩涉及娼妓与毒品的丑事。
- It was a squalid affair involving prostitutes and drugs.
词源late 16th cent.: from Latin squalidus, from squalere ‘be rough or dirty’.