slippery
英 ['sl?p(?)r?]
美['sl?p?ri]
- adj. 滑的；狡猾的；不穩定的
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中文詞源
slippery 滑的，打滑的，油滑的，耍滑頭的
slip,滑出，滑動，-ery,形容詞后綴。引申比喻義油滑的，耍滑頭的。
英文詞源
- slippery (adj.)
- "having a slippery surface," c. 1500, from Middle English sliper (adj.) "readily slipping," from Old English slipor "slippery, having a smooth surface" (see slip (v.)) + -y (2). Metaphoric sense of "deceitful, untrustworthy" is first recorded 1550s. Related: Slipperiness. In a figurative sense, slippery slope is first attested 1844. Slippery elm (1748) so called for its mucilaginous inner bark.
雙語例句
- 1. The clay court was slippery and he was unable to move freely.
- 紅土網球場很滑，他不能自如地移動。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Better driv-ing equipment will improve track adhesion in slippery conditions.
- 較好的駕駛設備能夠提升在濕滑路面上的抓地力。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The tiled floor was wet and slippery.
- 瓷磚地面又濕又滑。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Motorists were warned to beware of slippery conditions.
- 提醒駕車人要當心路滑。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. slippery like a fish
- 滑得像條魚似的
來自《權威詞典》