squalid
Significado: Extremely dirty, neglected, and unpleasant, especially as a result of poverty. Figuratively, morally degrading or sordid.
Squalid describes conditions that are not merely untidy but actively degrading — overcrowded housing, filthy rooms, streets choked with rubbish. The word carries a strong moral charge and is often used in social reporting and political campaigning to draw attention to unacceptable living conditions. In its figurative sense, a 'squalid affair' or 'squalid deal' describes something that is morally grubby and dishonourable. It collocates with 'conditions,' 'housing,' 'flat,' 'affair,' and 'surroundings.'
Ejemplos
- Inspectors found tenants living in squalid conditions, with damp walls, broken windows, and no functioning heating. 检查人员发现住户生活在肮脏不堪的环境中,墙壁潮湿、窗户破损、暖气无法使用。Los inspectores encontraron a los inquilinos viviendo en condiciones miserables, con paredes húmedas, ventanas rotas y sin calefacción.検査官は、壁がカビだらけで窓が割れ、暖房も機能しない不潔な環境で入居者が暮らしているのを発見した。조사관은 입주자들이 벽에 곰팡이가 피고 창문이 깨진 채 난방도 작동하지 않는 불결한 환경에서 살고 있음을 발견했다.
- The whole episode was a squalid affair that diminished everyone involved, from the ministers who covered it up to the journalists who profited from it. 整个事件是一桩肮脏的勾当,使所有参与者都颜面尽失——从掩盖真相的大臣到从中牟利的记者。Todo el episodio fue un asunto sórdido que desacreditó a todos los implicados, desde los ministros que lo encubrieron hasta los periodistas que sacaron provecho.事件全体が卑劣な醜聞であり、隠蔽に加担した大臣たちから利益を得たジャーナリストまで、関係者全員の名誉を傷つけた。그 사건 전체가 비열한 추문이었으며, 은폐에 가담한 장관들부터 이를 통해 이익을 취한 기자들까지 관련된 모든 이의 명예를 실추시켰다.
- The charity works to rehouse families forced to live in squalid, overcrowded accommodation across east London. 该慈善机构致力于为被迫住在伦敦东部肮脏拥挤住所中的家庭重新安置住房。La organización benéfica trabaja para realojar a familias obligadas a vivir en alojamientos miserables y hacinados en el este de Londres.その慈善団体は、ロンドン東部の不潔で過密な住居での生活を強いられている家族の再定住に取り組んでいる。그 자선단체는 런던 동부 전역의 불결하고 과밀한 주거 환경에서 살도록 강요받는 가족들의 재정착을 위해 활동하고 있다.
Pronunciación
Guía de uso
Contexto: journalism, general, political
Tono: disapproving
Origen e historia
From Latin squalidus (rough, dirty, filthy), from squalere (to be stiff or rough, to be dirty). Related to 'squalor.' Entered English in the late 16th century.
Contexto cultural
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
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