sordid: 肮脏的(卑鄙的); characterized by baseness, filthy

　　1) filthy; base; vile

　　2) characterized by filth, grime, or squalor; foul

　　相近词汇：degenerate, miserable, squalid, vile

　　The story of his ascent to power was a sordid one of greed, betrayal, and even murder.

　　The sordid gutters needed to be cleaned after the long, rainy autumn.

　　The criminals thought patterns were so sordid that he was not granted parole.