earthy

英['ɜːθɪ] 美['ɝθi]
  • adj. 土的;土质的;朴实的;粗俗的

词态变化


比较级: earthier;最高级: earthiest;名词: earthiness;

英文词源


earthy (adj.)
late 14c., "containing or resembling the substance earth," from earth (n.) + -y (2). Of tastes, smells, etc., from 1550s. Figurative sense of "coarse, unrefined" is from 1590s. Related: Earthiness.

双语例句


1. She is a very physical young woman, earthy, and very intense.
她是个很粗犷的年轻女子,快人快语,非常热情。

来自柯林斯例句

2. I'm attracted to warm, earthy colours.
我喜欢那种泥土般色调的暖色。

来自柯林斯例句

3. an earthy sense of humour
粗俗的幽默感

来自《权威词典》

4. The stairs are decorated in golds and earthy browns.
楼梯油漆成金色和土褐色。

来自辞典例句

5. The rooms had the clean earthy smell of wet clay.
这些房间有湿黏土散发出来的清新泥土气息。

来自辞典例句