rotten

形容词 adj. 副词 adv.
中文释义
英 /ˈɹɒtn̩/    美 /ˈɹɑtn̩/|[ˈɹɑʔn̩]

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Of perishable items, overridden with bacteria and other infectious agents.
    — If you leave a bin unattended for a few weeks, the rubbish inside will turn rotten.
  2. In a state of decay.
    — The floors were damaged and the walls were rotten.
  3. Cruel, mean or immoral.
    — That man is a rotten father.
  4. Bad or terrible.
    — Why is the weather always rotten in this city?
  5. Of stone or rock, crumbling or friable; in a loose or disintegrated state.
    — The quartz specimens were sometimes blue, hard-looking stone, or rotten quartz largely impregnated with iron, in both cases carrying bright glittering nodules of gold.
  6. Very drunk, intoxicated. Australia,Ireland,UK,slang
副词 adv.
  1. To an extreme degree.
    — That kid is spoilt rotten.

词形变化

rottener comparative more rotten comparative rottenest superlative most rotten superlative more rotten comparative most rotten superlative

词汇关系

近义词
bad gone bad gone off maggoted rotten spoiled
反义词
edible fresh unspoiled
上位词
contaminated decayed inedible
下位词
curdled moldy musty mildewed fusty flyblown hoary maggoty overripe putrid reasty rancid sour
衍生词
Rosie Rottencrotch rotten apple rotten borough rottened rotten egg rotten egg gas rottenish rottenly rottenness rottenstone rotten stone rotten to the core rotten wood something is rotten in the state of Denmark spoiled rotten spoil somebody rotten spoil someone rotten Susie Rottencrotch unrotten Your Rottenness
相关词
saprogenic fermented passed something's sell-by date stale

词源

词源 1
From Middle English roten, from Old Norse rotinn (“decayed, rotten”), past participle of an unrecorded verb related to Old Norse rotna (“to rot”) and Old English rotian (“to rot”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *rutāną (“to rot”). See rot. By surface analysis, rot + -en (past participle).
词源 2
From Middle English roten, from Old Norse rotinn (“decayed, rotten”), past participle of an unrecorded verb related to Old Norse rotna (“to rot”) and Old English rotian (“to rot”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *rutāną (“to rot”). See rot. By surface analysis, rot + -en (past participle).
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