1510s, "tangled or matted" (of hair), Scottish, probably related to Old English t?ttec "a rag" (see tatter (n.)). Sense of "tattered, ragged, shabby" first recorded 1933.
雙語例句
1. His friends used to tease him about his tatty clothes.
他的朋友過去常常笑話他破舊的衣服.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
2. There were a lot of guest houses which were very tatty.
有許多小旅館都又臟又亂。
來自辭典例句
3. They seemed unreal and kind of tatty.
這些禮拜儀式似乎不是真實的且顯得有點寒酸.
來自辭典例句
4. Using tatty , worn, dirty, or scratchy wash mitts, sponges, drying towels etc.
使用破舊的 、 臟的或者有刮擦聲的洗車毛巾 、 海棉 、 干毛巾等.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
5. There are fewer tatty schools and run - down hospitals.