moss-grown

短语

a. 生苔的, 落伍的

发音

UK /ˈmɒsɡɹəʊn/
其它
US /ˈmɔsˌɡɹoʊn/

词形变化

more moss-grown 比较级 most moss-grown 最高级

别名

mossgrown

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Having a covering of growing moss.

  2. 2.

    Old; old-fashioned, out of date.

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词汇关系

形容词

同义词 3

stodgy mossy fogyish

近义相关 3

covered unfashionable unstylish

词源

From moss + grown. Sense 2 (“old; old-fashioned, out of date”) refers to the fact that moss will often grow on an object that has remained outdoors in one place for some time.

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