rusty
中文来自 ECDICT
- adj.
- 生锈的，腐蚀的，生疏的，顽固的，腐烂的
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构词拆分
演变路径（由近及远）
词源说明
From Middle English rusty, from Old English rūstiġ (“rusty”), from Proto-Germanic *rustagaz (“rusty”), equivalent to rust + -y. Cognate with Saterland Frisian rusterch (“rusty”), West Frisian rustich, roastich (“rusty”), Dutch roestig (“rusty”), German Low German rusterig, rüsterig (“rusty”), German rostig (“rusty”), Swedish rostig (“rusty”).
释义（英文）
形容词 Adjective
- Marked or corroded by rust. [from 9th c.]
- Of the rust color, reddish or reddish-brown. [from 14th c.]
- Lacking recent experience, out of practice, especially with respect to a skill or activity. [from 16th c.]
- (now chiefly historical) Of clothing, especially dark clothing: worn
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词源说明
Ellipsis of rusty one more often used for this, or from the general epithet rusty given to various particular firearm names—earlier both were applied in Cockney rhyming slang for other machines, including swords in their day, but the present coinage has not more than a loose connection to this and is from the preference for used or antique firearms due to their being easier or cheaper to obtain.
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释义（英文）
形容词 Adjective
- Discolored and rancid; reasty. [from 16th c.]
- (UK, dialectal) Cantankerous