shabby-genteel
基本解釋
- adj. 死要麪子的；窮擺架子的
英漢例句
- He is a tramp in shabby old clothes.
他是個衣衫襤褸的流浪者。 - An old man in shabby clothes come to the door.
一位衣衫襤褸的老人來到門前。 - Strive for shabby genteel
窮講究 - His shabby appearance creates a bad impression.
他那寒酸的樣子給人畱下不好的印象。 - An old man in shabby clothes came to the door.
一位衣衫襤褸的老人來到門前。
英英字典
- preserving or aspiring to the forms and manners of gentility despite appearing shabby