Definition of sordid in English:

sordid

adjective ˈsɔːdɪdˈsɔrdəd

1Involving immoral or dishonourable actions and motives; arousing moral distaste and contempt.
卑鄙的；令人不齿的
the story paints a sordid picture of bribes and scams
这个故事刻画了一幅贿赂和阴谋的肮脏画面。
Example sentencesExamples
- Bianchi is at his best when he delivers his seedy, sordid lyrics in a blank, innocent voice.
- The second half of the film becomes darker and more convoluted as Almodóvar attempts to emulate film noir conventions and the film degenerates into sordid melodrama.
- The Dutroux case, which uncovered a sordid picture of judicial and political corruption, implicated the highest levels of Belgian society.
- What is being revealed in this sordid spectacle is the deep-going corruption of the traditional institutions of bourgeois rule in America.
- But rather, you should introduce some fair and noble impression to replace it, and banish this base and sordid one.
- Fortunately for him, he will not be contemplating his sad and sordid crime from the inside of a prison cell.
- Seen as sleazy and sordid, his early, no-budget films are in fact my favourite in his oeuvre.
- After the fall of communism, part of the peace dividend that the free world enjoyed was the moral relief of being able to withdraw from such sordid partnerships.
- But together they present a sordid picture of a man who used his status as a minor celebrity to seduce a bevy of women, often in unsavoury circumstances.
- It is about the sordid deeds people's abject ambitions ultimately lead to.
- The law must contemplate the full and often sordid scope of social reality.
- Yet their works continued to draw audiences; no matter how bizarre the plots, how filled with sordid family squabbles, the ghetto dwellers regarded them as a form of documentary.
- They say that every picture tells a story, and I'd say this picture tells a sordid one.
- This story is sordid and shameful, and everyone who was involved in producing it should be ashamed of themselves.
- Another motive, the sordid one, is the craving for gossip, particularly the naughty kind.
- Despite this sordid picture, the leadership of DC 37 voted last week against direct elections by the members of top union officers.
- The bodybuilding lifestyle as portrayed by these publications is sordid and distasteful.
- Although outsiders view the pairing as sordid and unsavoury, the couple cling together, finding solace in this unlikely romance.
- Add to that you have the tax dodge of offshore accounts and you have a rather sordid picture.
- But you'll bristle at the wasted resources and moral compromises involved in the whole sordid mess.
Synonyms
sleazy, seedy, seamy, unsavoury, shoddy, vile, foul, tawdry, louche, cheap, base, low, low-minded, debased, degenerate, corrupt, dishonest, dishonourable, disreputable, despicable, discreditable, contemptible, ignominious, ignoble, shameful, wretched, abhorrent, abominable, disgusting
informal sleazoid
2Dirty or squalid.
肮脏的
the overcrowded housing conditions were sordid and degrading
过度拥挤的住房情况既脏乱又不体面。
Example sentencesExamples
- After 18 months of complaining to various authorities and writing to the Craven Herald, the town hall entrance is still filthy and sordid.
- At present you spend your lives in sordid labour, your abode in filthy slums; your children hunger and your masters say your slavery must endure forever.
Synonyms
dirty, filthy, mucky, grimy, muddy, grubby, shabby, messy, soiled, stained, smeared, smeary, scummy, slimy, sticky, sooty, dusty, unclean, foul, squalid, flea-bitten, slummy
informal cruddy, grungy, yucky, icky, crummy, scuzzy
British informal manky, gungy, grotty
Northern Irish informal bogging
Australian/New Zealand informal scungy
literary besmirched

Derivatives

sordidly

adverb ˈsɔːdɪdliˈsɔrdədli

He examines Flynn's life frankly, but never sordidly.
Example sentencesExamples
- Hsiao-kang's compulsive attempts to escape the alienating isolation of Taipei become, then, sordidly futile, tinted ironically with the female's colorless lonesomeness in Paris.
- But there was something sordidly exciting about the offer.
- Jay and Claire, who meet rather anonymously and sordidly once a week, apparently know nothing about each other's life.

sordidness

noun ˈsɔːdɪdnəsˈsɔrdədnəs

He lived a secretive, closeted life, tormented by illicit desires and guilt at what he called, in one diary entry, ‘the sordidness of much of my past.’
Example sentencesExamples
- I think what I was commenting on there was the fact that I despise sordidness and low-life, and avoided it at all costs.
- And it's the perfect choice if you want to wallow in 80s-style sordidness.
- After calls to 8 or 10 other producers in town, none of whom was willing to get involved with such sordidness, Leslie told them to call me.
- In the daily grind of city life, amid all the sordidness and grime, flowers never really proclaim their presence, except to the keen-eyed.

Origin

Late Middle English (as a medical term in the sense 'purulent'): from French sordide or Latin sordidus, from sordere 'be dirty'. The current senses date from the early 17th century.

Rhymes

unrecorded, unrewarded

Definition of sordid in US English:

sordid

adjectiveˈsôrdədˈsɔrdəd

1Involving ignoble actions and motives; arousing moral distaste and contempt.
卑鄙的；令人不齿的
the story paints a sordid picture of bribes and scams
这个故事刻画了一幅贿赂和阴谋的肮脏画面。
Example sentencesExamples
- But rather, you should introduce some fair and noble impression to replace it, and banish this base and sordid one.
- Despite this sordid picture, the leadership of DC 37 voted last week against direct elections by the members of top union officers.
- This story is sordid and shameful, and everyone who was involved in producing it should be ashamed of themselves.
- It is about the sordid deeds people's abject ambitions ultimately lead to.
- The bodybuilding lifestyle as portrayed by these publications is sordid and distasteful.
- The law must contemplate the full and often sordid scope of social reality.
- What is being revealed in this sordid spectacle is the deep-going corruption of the traditional institutions of bourgeois rule in America.
- The Dutroux case, which uncovered a sordid picture of judicial and political corruption, implicated the highest levels of Belgian society.
- Yet their works continued to draw audiences; no matter how bizarre the plots, how filled with sordid family squabbles, the ghetto dwellers regarded them as a form of documentary.
- Bianchi is at his best when he delivers his seedy, sordid lyrics in a blank, innocent voice.
- The second half of the film becomes darker and more convoluted as Almodóvar attempts to emulate film noir conventions and the film degenerates into sordid melodrama.
- Add to that you have the tax dodge of offshore accounts and you have a rather sordid picture.
- But together they present a sordid picture of a man who used his status as a minor celebrity to seduce a bevy of women, often in unsavoury circumstances.
- Although outsiders view the pairing as sordid and unsavoury, the couple cling together, finding solace in this unlikely romance.
- After the fall of communism, part of the peace dividend that the free world enjoyed was the moral relief of being able to withdraw from such sordid partnerships.
- Seen as sleazy and sordid, his early, no-budget films are in fact my favourite in his oeuvre.
- Another motive, the sordid one, is the craving for gossip, particularly the naughty kind.
- But you'll bristle at the wasted resources and moral compromises involved in the whole sordid mess.
- They say that every picture tells a story, and I'd say this picture tells a sordid one.
- Fortunately for him, he will not be contemplating his sad and sordid crime from the inside of a prison cell.
Synonyms
sleazy, seedy, seamy, unsavoury, shoddy, vile, foul, tawdry, louche, cheap, base, low, low-minded, debased, degenerate, corrupt, dishonest, dishonourable, disreputable, despicable, discreditable, contemptible, ignominious, ignoble, shameful, wretched, abhorrent, abominable, disgusting
1. 1.1 Dirty or squalid.
  肮脏的
  the overcrowded housing conditions were sordid and degrading
  过度拥挤的住房情况既脏乱又不体面。
  Example sentencesExamples
  At present you spend your lives in sordid labour, your abode in filthy slums; your children hunger and your masters say your slavery must endure forever.
  After 18 months of complaining to various authorities and writing to the Craven Herald, the town hall entrance is still filthy and sordid.
  Synonyms
  dirty, filthy, mucky, grimy, muddy, grubby, shabby, messy, soiled, stained, smeared, smeary, scummy, slimy, sticky, sooty, dusty, unclean, foul, squalid, flea-bitten, slummy

Origin

Late Middle English (as a medical term in the sense ‘purulent’): from French sordide or Latin sordidus, from sordere ‘be dirty’. The current senses date from the early 17th century.

单词	sordid
释义	Definition of sordid in English: sordid adjective ˈsɔːdɪdˈsɔrdəd 1Involving immoral or dishonourable actions and motives; arousing moral distaste and contempt. 卑鄙的；令人不齿的 the story paints a sordid picture of bribes and scams 这个故事刻画了一幅贿赂和阴谋的肮脏画面。 Example sentencesExamples Bianchi is at his best when he delivers his seedy, sordid lyrics in a blank, innocent voice. The second half of the film becomes darker and more convoluted as Almodóvar attempts to emulate film noir conventions and the film degenerates into sordid melodrama. The Dutroux case, which uncovered a sordid picture of judicial and political corruption, implicated the highest levels of Belgian society. What is being revealed in this sordid spectacle is the deep-going corruption of the traditional institutions of bourgeois rule in America. But rather, you should introduce some fair and noble impression to replace it, and banish this base and sordid one. Fortunately for him, he will not be contemplating his sad and sordid crime from the inside of a prison cell. Seen as sleazy and sordid, his early, no-budget films are in fact my favourite in his oeuvre. After the fall of communism, part of the peace dividend that the free world enjoyed was the moral relief of being able to withdraw from such sordid partnerships. But together they present a sordid picture of a man who used his status as a minor celebrity to seduce a bevy of women, often in unsavoury circumstances. It is about the sordid deeds people's abject ambitions ultimately lead to. The law must contemplate the full and often sordid scope of social reality. Yet their works continued to draw audiences; no matter how bizarre the plots, how filled with sordid family squabbles, the ghetto dwellers regarded them as a form of documentary. They say that every picture tells a story, and I'd say this picture tells a sordid one. This story is sordid and shameful, and everyone who was involved in producing it should be ashamed of themselves. Another motive, the sordid one, is the craving for gossip, particularly the naughty kind. Despite this sordid picture, the leadership of DC 37 voted last week against direct elections by the members of top union officers. The bodybuilding lifestyle as portrayed by these publications is sordid and distasteful. Although outsiders view the pairing as sordid and unsavoury, the couple cling together, finding solace in this unlikely romance. Add to that you have the tax dodge of offshore accounts and you have a rather sordid picture. But you'll bristle at the wasted resources and moral compromises involved in the whole sordid mess. Synonyms sleazy, seedy, seamy, unsavoury, shoddy, vile, foul, tawdry, louche, cheap, base, low, low-minded, debased, degenerate, corrupt, dishonest, dishonourable, disreputable, despicable, discreditable, contemptible, ignominious, ignoble, shameful, wretched, abhorrent, abominable, disgusting informal sleazoid 2Dirty or squalid. 肮脏的 the overcrowded housing conditions were sordid and degrading 过度拥挤的住房情况既脏乱又不体面。 Example sentencesExamples After 18 months of complaining to various authorities and writing to the Craven Herald, the town hall entrance is still filthy and sordid. At present you spend your lives in sordid labour, your abode in filthy slums; your children hunger and your masters say your slavery must endure forever. Synonyms dirty, filthy, mucky, grimy, muddy, grubby, shabby, messy, soiled, stained, smeared, smeary, scummy, slimy, sticky, sooty, dusty, unclean, foul, squalid, flea-bitten, slummy informal cruddy, grungy, yucky, icky, crummy, scuzzy British informal manky, gungy, grotty Northern Irish informal bogging Australian/New Zealand informal scungy literary besmirched Derivatives sordidly adverb ˈsɔːdɪdliˈsɔrdədli He examines Flynn's life frankly, but never sordidly. Example sentencesExamples Hsiao-kang's compulsive attempts to escape the alienating isolation of Taipei become, then, sordidly futile, tinted ironically with the female's colorless lonesomeness in Paris. But there was something sordidly exciting about the offer. Jay and Claire, who meet rather anonymously and sordidly once a week, apparently know nothing about each other's life. sordidness noun ˈsɔːdɪdnəsˈsɔrdədnəs He lived a secretive, closeted life, tormented by illicit desires and guilt at what he called, in one diary entry, ‘the sordidness of much of my past.’ Example sentencesExamples I think what I was commenting on there was the fact that I despise sordidness and low-life, and avoided it at all costs. And it's the perfect choice if you want to wallow in 80s-style sordidness. After calls to 8 or 10 other producers in town, none of whom was willing to get involved with such sordidness, Leslie told them to call me. In the daily grind of city life, amid all the sordidness and grime, flowers never really proclaim their presence, except to the keen-eyed. Origin Late Middle English (as a medical term in the sense 'purulent'): from French sordide or Latin sordidus, from sordere 'be dirty'. The current senses date from the early 17th century. Rhymes unrecorded, unrewarded Definition of sordid in US English: sordid adjectiveˈsôrdədˈsɔrdəd 1Involving ignoble actions and motives; arousing moral distaste and contempt. 卑鄙的；令人不齿的 the story paints a sordid picture of bribes and scams 这个故事刻画了一幅贿赂和阴谋的肮脏画面。 Example sentencesExamples But rather, you should introduce some fair and noble impression to replace it, and banish this base and sordid one. Despite this sordid picture, the leadership of DC 37 voted last week against direct elections by the members of top union officers. This story is sordid and shameful, and everyone who was involved in producing it should be ashamed of themselves. It is about the sordid deeds people's abject ambitions ultimately lead to. The bodybuilding lifestyle as portrayed by these publications is sordid and distasteful. The law must contemplate the full and often sordid scope of social reality. What is being revealed in this sordid spectacle is the deep-going corruption of the traditional institutions of bourgeois rule in America. The Dutroux case, which uncovered a sordid picture of judicial and political corruption, implicated the highest levels of Belgian society. Yet their works continued to draw audiences; no matter how bizarre the plots, how filled with sordid family squabbles, the ghetto dwellers regarded them as a form of documentary. Bianchi is at his best when he delivers his seedy, sordid lyrics in a blank, innocent voice. The second half of the film becomes darker and more convoluted as Almodóvar attempts to emulate film noir conventions and the film degenerates into sordid melodrama. Add to that you have the tax dodge of offshore accounts and you have a rather sordid picture. But together they present a sordid picture of a man who used his status as a minor celebrity to seduce a bevy of women, often in unsavoury circumstances. Although outsiders view the pairing as sordid and unsavoury, the couple cling together, finding solace in this unlikely romance. After the fall of communism, part of the peace dividend that the free world enjoyed was the moral relief of being able to withdraw from such sordid partnerships. Seen as sleazy and sordid, his early, no-budget films are in fact my favourite in his oeuvre. Another motive, the sordid one, is the craving for gossip, particularly the naughty kind. But you'll bristle at the wasted resources and moral compromises involved in the whole sordid mess. They say that every picture tells a story, and I'd say this picture tells a sordid one. Fortunately for him, he will not be contemplating his sad and sordid crime from the inside of a prison cell. Synonyms sleazy, seedy, seamy, unsavoury, shoddy, vile, foul, tawdry, louche, cheap, base, low, low-minded, debased, degenerate, corrupt, dishonest, dishonourable, disreputable, despicable, discreditable, contemptible, ignominious, ignoble, shameful, wretched, abhorrent, abominable, disgusting 1.1 Dirty or squalid. 肮脏的 the overcrowded housing conditions were sordid and degrading 过度拥挤的住房情况既脏乱又不体面。 Example sentencesExamples At present you spend your lives in sordid labour, your abode in filthy slums; your children hunger and your masters say your slavery must endure forever. After 18 months of complaining to various authorities and writing to the Craven Herald, the town hall entrance is still filthy and sordid. Synonyms dirty, filthy, mucky, grimy, muddy, grubby, shabby, messy, soiled, stained, smeared, smeary, scummy, slimy, sticky, sooty, dusty, unclean, foul, squalid, flea-bitten, slummy Origin Late Middle English (as a medical term in the sense ‘purulent’): from French sordide or Latin sordidus, from sordere ‘be dirty’. The current senses date from the early 17th century.
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