sketchy
英 ['sketʃɪ]
美
- adj. 写生风格的；写生的；概略的
词态变化
比较级: sketchier;最高级: sketchiest;副词: sketchily;名词: sketchiness;
中文词源
sketchy 梗概的，粗略的
sketch,梗概，轮廓，-y,形容词后缀。引申词义粗略的，大概的。
英文词源
- sketchy (adj.)
- 1805, "having the form or character of a sketch," from sketch (n.) + -y (2). Colloquial sense of "unsubstantial, imperfect, flimsy" is from 1878, perhaps via the notion of "unfinished." Related: Sketchily; sketchiness.
双语例句
- 1. He gave us a very sketchy account of his visit.
- 他跟我们非常粗略地讲了他参观的情况。
来自《权威词典》
- 2. We managed to piece together the truth from several sketchy accounts.
- 我们从几方面粗略的说法中设法弄清了真相.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. The material he supplied is too sketchy.
- 他提供的材料过于简略.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 4. Only sketchy information exists on the stock of natural resources such as fish.
- 人们对鱼类等自然资源的总储备量所知甚少。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. He only managed to give the police a few sketchy details of the robbery.
- 他只能向警方粗略地描述了抢劫的情况.
来自《简明英汉词典》