seamy

• adj. 丑恶的；露出线缝的

seam,缝补，缝隙，-y,形容词后缀。比喻用法，把难看的一面缝在里面。词义演变比较 seedy.

seamy (adj.)

c. 1600, "least pleasant, worst," in figurative phrase seamy side, from seam + -y (2); the seamy side of a sewn garment being the less attractive, and thus typically turned in. The popularity of the figurative sense likely is due to its use by Shakespeare in "Othello" IV.ii.146: "Some such Squire he was That turn'd your wits the seamy-side without, And made you to suspect me with the Moore."

1. a seamy sex scandal

龌龊的性丑闻

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2. The seamy side of life includes crime and other evils.

生活的阴暗面包括犯罪和其它邪恶事情.

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3. How to solve psychological the seamy side?

怎样解决心理的阴暗面?

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4. John C . Reilly has played a host of seamy characters to great effect over the years.

约翰-C-雷利这些年来扮演了很多丑陋的角色,并大获成功.

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5. Seamy The novel gives a vivid description of the seamy side of the city life.

这本小说生动地描绘了城市生活的阴暗面.

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