worst
英 [w?:st]
美[w?st]
- adj. 最差的，最壞的；最不利的；效能最低的
- n. 最壞；最壞的時候
- adv. 最壞地；最不利地
- n. (Worst)人名；(英、德)沃斯特
CET4TEM4考研CET6中頻詞基本詞匯
詞態變化
第三人稱單數:?worsts;過去式:?worsted;過去分詞:?worsted;現在分詞:?worsting;
中文詞源
worst 最壞的
來自Proto-Germanic*wers-ista,最壞，最糟糕，*wers,混亂，糟糕，詞源同war,*ista,最高級后綴。
英文詞源
- worst (adj.)
- Old English wyrresta, from Proto-Germanic *wers-ista- (cognates: Old Saxon wirsista, Old Norse verstr, Old Frisian wersta, Old High German wirsisto), superlative of PIE *wers- (1) "to confuse, mix up" (see war (n.)). Phrase in the worst way (1839) is from American English sense of "most severely." The adverb is Old English wyrst; the noun, "that which is most evil or bad," is from late 14c.
- worst (v.)
- "damage, inflict loss upon," c. 1600, from worst (adj.). Meaning "defeat in argument" is from 1650s. Related: Worsted; worsting.
雙語例句
- 1. The worst of the storm is yet to come.
- 最猛烈的暴風雨就要來了。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. This policy, they say, is at best confused and at worst non-existent.
- 有人說這項政策往好里說是混亂不堪，往壞里說就是形同虛設。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. It was absolutely the worst food I have ever had.
- 這絕對是我吃過的最糟糕的食物。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. The worst part of the set-up is the poor instruction manual.
- 安裝時最糟糕就是操作指南講述不夠清楚。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. The worst thing is when you call friends and they've gone out.
- 最糟糕的事情是，你給朋友打電話，而他們卻出去了。
來自柯林斯例句