tacky

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a. 发粘的, 破烂的, 俗丽的

发音

其它 /ˈtæki/

词形变化

tackies 复数 tackies tackier 比较级 tackiest 最高级

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Alternative form of tackey.

adj.
  1. 1.

    Of a substance, slightly sticky.

    This paint isn't dry yet; it's still a bit tacky.

  2. 1.

    Of low quality.

    非正式

    That market stall sells all sorts of tacky ornaments.

  3. 2.

    In poor taste.

    非正式

    That was a tacky thing to say.

  4. 3.

    Gaudy or flashy.

  5. 4.

    Shabby, dowdy in one's appearance or dress.

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 10

loud cheap flash flashy trashy gaudy tawdry garish brassy gimcrack

近义相关 2

wet tasteless

相关短语

ticky tacky ticky-tacky a. & n. <美><口>质量低劣又难看的建筑物, 劣质材料（制成的）

词源

Sense “in poor taste” from 1888, from earlier sense meaning shabby or seedy. Also see tackey (“neglected horse”), Southern US colloquialism from 1800s, later extended to people.

来源：wiktionary