shabby

くたびれた、みすぼらしい

長く着たために、すり切れたり傷んだりして見える。

やさしい英語で： Worn, damaged, or untidy because clothes have been used for a long time.

• He wore a shabby coat.
• Her shabby shoes had holes in them.
• The suit looked shabby after years of use.

類義語： worn, scruffy, threadbare

反対語： smart

よく使う表現： shabby clothes, shabby coat, shabby shoes

くたびれた、荒れた

古さや手入れ不足のために、傷んだり荒れたりしている。

やさしい英語で： Worn, untidy, or in poor condition because of age or lack of care.

• The hotel was rather shabby.
• They replaced the shabby carpet in the hall.
• Even his best clothes looked shabby.

類義語： worn, scruffy, run-down

反対語： well-kept, smart

よく使う表現： shabby furniture, shabby hotel, shabby carpet

みすぼらしい、身なりの悪い

古く傷んだ服や、だらしない服を着ている。

やさしい英語で： Wearing old, worn, or untidy clothes.

• The visitor looked shabby.
• A shabby man waited outside the station.
• She felt shabby beside the smartly dressed guests.

類義語： scruffy, poorly dressed

反対語： smart

よく使う表現： shabby man, look shabby, shabby visitor

卑劣な、けちな

不公平で意地悪な、または人に当然のものを与えようとしない。

やさしい英語で： Unfair, unkind, or unwilling to give what someone deserves.

• That was a shabby trick.
• She complained about the company’s shabby treatment of staff.
• His shabby payment barely covered their travel costs.

類義語： mean, unfair, ungenerous

反対語： generous, fair

よく使う表現： shabby treatment, shabby behaviour, shabby trick