ugly
/ˈʌɡli/KK
ʌɡ·li
變化形
uglier
ugliest
1.
醜的;難看的
外表不吸引人或令人覺得不好看的
用法:通常放在名詞前,或放在連綴動詞後作主詞補語
That old building looks ugly because the paint is coming off.
那棟老建築因為油漆掉了,看起來很醜。
I do not think this color is ugly, but some people may not like it.
我不覺得這個顏色很醜,但有些人可能不喜歡它。
2.
令人不愉快的;醜陋的
令人不舒服、不愉快或不希望看到的,通常形容情況、行為或事實
用法:常放在名詞前;也常出現在描述情況變糟的固定搭配中
Things got ugly when the two students began shouting at each other.
兩名學生開始互相大喊後,事情變得很難看。
The report showed some ugly facts about the business.
這份報告顯示了這家公司的難看事實。
3.
惡意的;粗暴的
表現出敵意、憤怒或缺乏善意的
用法:可放在名詞前,也可用於描述人或團體在特定情況下的行為表現
Some fans used ugly language during the basketball game.
有些球迷在籃球比賽中使用了惡意的言語。
The talk became ugly after the news.
這則消息傳出後,談話變得很難聽。
常見錯誤
She looks uglily in that dress.
She looks ugly in that dress.
This is an ugly weather today.
The weather is ugly today.
He said ugly to his sister.
He said something ugly to his sister.
The situation became uglier and uglier.
The situation got uglier and uglier.
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學習提示
・直接形容人的外表時,這個字語氣很強,可能被視為不禮貌;在較委婉的情況下可改用表示外表不吸引人的說法。
・這個字不只表示外表醜,也可表示情況、言語或行為令人不愉快、惡意或粗暴。
・描述外表時常搭配看起來的連綴動詞,而不是使用副詞形式。