DREAM CRAFTED（knackered疲惫不堪疲倦的）

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DREAM CRAFTED

Word of the Day：January 26, 2023

knackered

疲惫不堪；疲倦的；疲乏的

adjective /NAK-erd/ [ˈnækə(r)d]

What It Means

Knackered is an adjective mostly used informally in British English to mean “very tired or exhausted.”

Knackered 形容词，在英式英语中非正式使用，意思是“非常疲倦、筋疲力尽”。

KNACKERED in Context

“[Jonathan] Smith played world-class tennis in the Grand Slams of the 1970s. ... He calls croquet ‘a great game for anyone who’s a bit knackered’ after the strains on the joints and whatnot from a pursuit such as tennis or rugby.” — Chuck Culpepper, The Washington Post, 9 July 2023

“[乔纳森]史密斯因为1970年代赛事的大满贯，打出了世界级网球。 ......他称 croquet “对有点疲惫的人来说都是很好的游戏”，因为网球或橄榄球等运动给关节带来了压力。

Unfortunately, I was too knackered after work to join them for dinner.

我下班后太累了，很不幸没法和他们一起吃晚饭。

Did You Know?

An apt synonym for knackered might be the phrase “dead tired” for more than one reason. Knackered comes from the past participle of knacker, a slang term meaning “to kill,” as well as “to tire, exhaust, or wear out.” The origins of the verb knacker are uncertain, but the word is perhaps related to an older noun knacker. That word originally referred to a harness-maker or saddlemaker, and later to a buyer of animals no longer able to do farmwork (or their carcasses), as well as to a buyer of old structures. Knackered is used on both sides of the Atlantic but is more common among British speakers.

Knackered 最合适的同义词可能是短语“dead tired「累死了」”，而原因不止一个。 Knackered 来自 knacker 的过去分词，俚语意思是“to kill「杀死」”以及“to tire「疲倦」、exhaust「耗尽」或 wear out「耗尽」”。 动词 knacker 的起源不明确，但这个词可能与古老的名词 knacker 有关。 这个词最初指马具或鞍具的制造商，后来指的是回收动物身体（不再能够从事农活）的买家，以及原生买家。 Knackered 在大西洋两岸都有使用，但在英国人中更为常见。

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