murky

• adj. 黑暗的；朦胧的；阴郁的

来自murk,昏暗。即昏暗的，引申词义暧昧的。

murky (adj.)

mid-14c., from murk + -y (2). Rare before 17c. Related: Murkily; murkiness.

1. It happened at Stamford Bridge one murky November afternoon.

这发生在11月一个阴沉的下午，斯坦福德桥上。

来自柯林斯例句

2. There has been a murky conspiracy to keep them out of power.

有人策划了一个不可告人的阴谋要将他们排斥在权力中心之外。

来自柯林斯例句

3. The law here is a little bit murky.

此处的法律条文有点含糊不清。

来自柯林斯例句

4. The large lamplit room was murky with woodsmoke.

木柴冒出的烟把亮着灯的大房间弄得烟雾弥漫。

来自柯林斯例句

5. the murky borderland between history and myth

历史与神话之间的边缘领域

来自《权威词典》