单词 | slippery |
释义 | Word Frequency slippery(ˈslɪpərɪ, -prɪ) adjective 1. causing or tending to cause objects to slip a slippery road 2. liable to slip from the grasp, a position, etc 3. not to be relied upon; cunning and untrustworthy a slippery character 4. (esp of a situation) liable to change; unstable 5. slippery slope Derived forms slipperily (ˈslipperily) adverb slipperiness (ˈslipperiness) noun Word origin C16: probably coined by Coverdale to translate German schlipfferig in Luther's Bible (Psalm 35:6); related to Old English slipor slippery |
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