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英語

詞源

源自中古英語 (變髒;弄髒,弄污),源自古英語 (弄髒,弄污)[1],源自原始日耳曼語 (弄髒,弄污),源自原始印歐語 (粘稠的液體,淤泥),可能與來自相同日耳曼語族源頭的古法語 (弄髒,弄污)(現代法語 )部分混合。與丹麥語 (弄髒,弄污)荷蘭語 (弄髒,弄污)中古荷蘭語 (弄髒,弄污))、德語 (弄髒,弄污)古撒克遜語 (弄髒,弄污)瑞典語 (弄髒,弄污)同源。亦对比中古英語 (弄髒,弄污)[2]古英語 (弄髒,弄污;變髒),參見

讀音

  • (標準英音通用美式) 國際音標(幫助)/ˈsʌli/
  • 音頻 (通用美式)(檔案)
  • 音頻 (澳洲)(檔案)
  • 韻部:-ʌli
  • 斷字:sul‧ly

動詞

(第三人稱單數簡單現在時,現在分詞,一般過去時及過去分詞)

  1. (及物)
    近義詞: (棄用)
    He did not wish to sully his hands with gardening.
    他不希望因園藝弄髒手。
    • 1672, The Earl of Roscommon [Wentworth Dillon, 4th Earl of Roscommon], “The Sixth Ode, of the Third Book of Horace”, 出自 Poems by the Earl of Roscomon, London: J[acob] Tonson, 出版於 1717頁號 153,行號s 1–6:
      THoſe Ills your Anceſtors have done, / Romans, are now become your own ; / And they will coſt you dear, / Unleſs you ſoon repair / The falling Temples which the Gods provoke, / And Statues ſully’d yet with Sacrilegious Smoke.
      (請為本引文添加中文翻譯)
  2. (及物) 玷污毀損(名聲等)
    She tried to sully her rival’s reputation with a comment.
    她作出暗示性的評論,嘗試玷污競爭對手的名聲。

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參考資料

  1. sulen, v.” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 8 January 2018.
  2. sulpen, v.” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 8 January 2018.
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