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单词 sloven
释义 slov·en
I. \ˈsləvən sometimes -läv-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English sloveyn, of Flemish or Low German origin; akin to Flemish sloovin gossip, woman of low character, Low German sluffen to walk in a bedraggled manner, sluf loose, slack — more at slobber
1. : one habitually negligent of neatness or cleanliness especially in dress or person : one of extremely untidy habits
 < local sloven, who has since washed up, cleaned up — John Ciardi >
 < no slouchy sloven is he, but a scholar and a gentleman — W.A.White >
2. : one who is exceedingly lazy and slipshod in any way
 < the difference between the unpunctual slacker and sloven and the model servant is very perceptible — G.B.Shaw >
 < a sloven in speech >
II. adjective
1. : slovenly
 < jargon … often ends as a sloven substitute for freshness and accuracy of statement — Dixon Wecter >
2. : uncultivated, undeveloped
 < in this great sloven continent — Van Wyck Brooks >
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