1590s, from Middle French squalide and directly from Latin squalidus "rough, coated with dirt, filthy," related to squales "filth," squalus "filthy," squalare "be covered with a rough, stiff layer, be coated with dirt, be filthy," of uncertain origin. Related: Squalidly; squalidness; squalidity.
中文解释
【记】读：死锅里的－死在锅里的蟑螂－肮脏的音：死刮鳞的，死蛤蜊的，死锅里的，都是厨房里肮脏的
实用例句
1. He followed her up a rickety staircase to a squalid bedsit.
他跟着她上了一段摇摇晃晃的楼梯，来到了一间邋遢的卧室起居室两用房间。来自柯林斯例句
2. squalid, overcrowded refugee camps
肮脏而拥挤的难民营来自《权威词典》
3. The Tory Party called the bill "the most squalid measure ever put before the Commons".
保守党称该议案为“有史以来向下议院提出的最卑鄙的议案”。来自柯林斯例句
4. They live in a squalid hut in the poorest part of the village.
他们居住在村里最贫困地带的污秽小屋中.来自《简明英汉词典》
5. The migrants have been living in squalid conditions.
