单词只背一遍0037｜雅思核心单词stuffy

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adj. 闷热的；古板的；不通气的

[ 比较级 stuffier 最高级 stuffiest ]

ADJ If it is stuffy in a place, it is unpleasantly warm and there is not enough fresh air. 闷热的

例：

It was hot and stuffy in the classroom even though two of the windows at the back had been opened.

尽管后面的两个窗户都已被打开，教室里还是很闷热。

1. stuff + -y => stuffy.

2. 塞得过多、过满的。

【中文词源】：

stuff,填满，塞满，-y,形容词后缀。

【英语词源】：

1550s, "full of stuff, full of substance" (obsolete); 1831 as "poorly ventilated;" from stuff (n.) + -y (2). Sense of "pompous, smug" is from 1895. Related: Stuffily; stuffiness.

adj. 闷热的；古板的；不通气的

sweltering , sultry