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A seedy person or place looks dirty, tired, and a bit poor — and often feels shady, as if something illegal or not quite decent is going on. A seedy hotel has stained carpets and a lock you do not trust; a seedy bar is run-down and linked in your mind with drink, sex work, or small crime.
A seedy person or placeseedy的人或地方 looks看起來 dirty髒髒的 tired疲憊 and a bit poor有點窮 and often feels而且常常給人 shady不正經的感覺 as if好像 something illegal or not quite decent有什麼非法或不太正當的事 is going on在發生 A seedy hotelseedy的旅館 has stained carpets地毯有汙漬 and a lock you do not trust鎖也讓人不放心 a seedy barseedy的酒吧 is run-down很破舊 and linked in your mind with讓人聯想到 drink, sex work, or small crime喝酒、性交易或小奸小惡
Calling a person seedy is : , not respectable, maybe not honest.
Calling a person seedy說一個人seedy is unkind是不厚道的 unkempt邋遢 not respectable不體面 maybe not honest也許還不誠實
It is informal, a little old-fashioned, and stronger than just “messy.” Though actually, seedy first meant “full of seeds.” The dark meaning grew from slang for “poor, out of money,” from the picture of a plant that has gone to seed and is no longer pretty. From there it spread to or past-their-prime people, then to run-down streets.
It is informal這是個口語詞 a little old-fashioned有點過時 and stronger than just "messy."語氣比單純「messy（亂）」更重 Though actually不過其實 seedy first meant "full of seeds."seedy原本的意思是「長滿種子的」 The dark meaning這個負面意思 grew from slang for "poor, out of money,"是從俚語「窮、沒錢」演變來的 from the picture of a plant that has gone to seed and is no longer pretty畫面是一株已經結籽、不再好看的植物 From there從那裡開始 it spread to unwell or past-their-prime people意思擴大到不健康或過了全盛期的人 then to run-down streets再擴大到破舊的街道
You can still meet the older “full of seeds” sense, and some people say they feel seedy when they feel rough and , but the meaning you will hear most about people and places is this dirty, low, slightly criminal one.
You can still meet你還是會遇到 the older "full of seeds" sense比較舊的「長滿種子」這個意思 when they feel rough and unwell在覺得不舒服、身體差時 some people say they feel seedy也有人說自己feel seedy but但 the meaning you will hear most about people and places講到人或地方時，你最常聽到的意思 is this dirty, low, slightly criminal one還是這種髒、低俗、帶點犯罪感的用法
組成seed + -y. The shady meaning is not “full of seeds”; it comes from the picture of a plant that has gone to seed and lost its flower.
同家族的字
- seedthe word this is built from; the dark sense follows the idea of a plant gone to seed
原始詞典資料7 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
seedyadj/ˈsiːdi/
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- Pomegranates are as seedy as any fruit you are likely to see.
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Inferior in condition or quality.
- Sleazy city / Seedy films / Breathing so heavy / Next to my neighbour / Let’s get acquainted
- The healing power of alcohol / Only works on scrapes and nicks / And not on girls in seedy bars / Who drown themselves in it
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Inferior in condition or quality.
- His seedy, dirt-smudged visage caused her to look at him askance.
- Besides the broad-brimmed hat, he was distinguished by a spotted tie, a pair of seedy check trousers rather baggy in the seat, and a cut-away coat, much too tight for him.
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Inferior in condition or quality.
- With her aching back and pronounced limp, she was feeling particularly seedy today.
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Inferior in condition or quality.
- After last night’s party we were all feeling pretty seedy.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。