| 释义 |
grotty, a. slang.|ˈgrɒtɪ|
[Shortened form of grotesque a. + -y1.]
Unpleasant, dirty, nasty, ugly, etc.: a general term of disapproval.
1964J. Burke Hard Day's Night iv. 88 ‘I wouldn't be seen dead in them. They're dead grotty.’ Marshall stared. ‘Grotty?’ ‘Yeah—grotesque.’ 1964Daily Mail 18 Aug. 1/6, I felt dead grotty. 1964Sunday Times 25 Oct. 22/5 A charming touchline companion called the [hockey] match ‘grotty’ which seemingly means disappointing. 1966M. Hastings Cork on Telly ii. 29 I've been checking my tapes... They sound pretty grotty when they're scrambled. 1967House & Garden Apr. 59/3 The house was a ruin—dirty, really grotty, but with obvious potential. 1970Times 19 June 10/4 ‘I don't like the grotty old pub,’ says Miss McCormick.
Add: Hence ˈgrottiness n.
1984Financial Times 6 Oct. 15/7 The grottiness of the room in which their under-graduate son or daughter is proposing to spend the next eight months or so. 1988N.Y. Times 8 Mar. c13/4 ‘Why do you write so much of grottiness?’ asked a radio interviewer of a current poet. |