worst

英[wə:st] 美[wɝst]

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反义词best

第三人称单数: worsts;过去式: worsted;过去分词: worsted;现在分词: worsting;

worst 最坏的

来自Proto-Germanic*wers-ista,最坏，最糟糕，*wers,混乱，糟糕，词源同war,*ista,最高级后缀。

worst (adj.): Old English wyrresta, from Proto-Germanic *wers-ista- (cognates: Old Saxon wirsista, Old Norse verstr, Old Frisian wersta, Old High German wirsisto), superlative of PIE *wers- (1) "to confuse, mix up" (see war (n.)). Phrase in the worst way (1839) is from American English sense of "most severely." The adverb is Old English wyrst; the noun, "that which is most evil or bad," is from late 14c.
worst (v.): "damage, inflict loss upon," c. 1600, from worst (adj.). Meaning "defeat in argument" is from 1650s. Related: Worsted; worsting.

2. This policy, they say, is at best confused and at worst non-existent.: 有人说这项政策往好里说是混乱不堪，往坏里说就是形同虚设。

4. The worst part of the set-up is the poor instruction manual.: 安装时最糟糕就是操作指南讲述不够清楚。

5. The worst thing is when you call friends and they've gone out.: 最糟糕的事情是，你给朋友打电话，而他们却出去了。