scabrous
/ˈskeɪbrəs/adjective
1
- rough and covered with, or as if with, scabs表面粗糙的; 多痂的。
1.1
- unpleasant; unattractive令人不快的; 不吸引人的：
a scabrous Carnaby Street hovel.
卡纳比大街上一间肮脏简陋的小屋。
2
- indecent; salacious下流的; 猥亵的：
scabrous details included being regularly seen with a mistress.
下流细节包括常被看见与一情妇厮混。
派生词
scabrously
adverbscabrousness
noun词源
late 16th cent. （first used to describe an author's style as 'harsh, unmusical, unpolished'）： from French scabreux or late Latin scabrosus, from Latin scaber 'rough'.