sketchy
英 ['sket??]
美
- adj. 寫生風格的；寫生的；概略的
GRE低頻詞暢通詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
比較級:?sketchier;最高級:?sketchiest;副詞:?sketchily;名詞:?sketchiness;
中文詞源
sketchy 梗概的，粗略的
sketch,梗概，輪廓，-y,形容詞后綴。引申詞義粗略的，大概的。
英文詞源
- sketchy (adj.)
- 1805, "having the form or character of a sketch," from sketch (n.) + -y (2). Colloquial sense of "unsubstantial, imperfect, flimsy" is from 1878, perhaps via the notion of "unfinished." Related: Sketchily; sketchiness.
雙語例句
- 1. He gave us a very sketchy account of his visit.
- 他跟我們非常粗略地講了他參觀的情況。
來自《權威詞典》
- 2. We managed to piece together the truth from several sketchy accounts.
- 我們從幾方面粗略的說法中設法弄清了真相.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. The material he supplied is too sketchy.
- 他提供的材料過于簡略.
來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 4. Only sketchy information exists on the stock of natural resources such as fish.
- 人們對魚類等自然資源的總儲備量所知甚少。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. He only managed to give the police a few sketchy details of the robbery.
- 他只能向警方粗略地描述了搶劫的情況.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》