English Dictionary

smelly

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈsmɛli/

形容詞

比喩的用法 エクストリーム・プログラミング 俗語

Having a bad smell. / (figuratively) Having a quality that arouses suspicion. / (figuratively, computing, slang, in extreme programming) Having signs that suggest a design problem; having a code smell.

日本語の意味

悪臭を放っている、臭い / （比喩的に）怪しい、不審な印象を与える / （比喩的に、コンピュータ用語で）設計上の問題の兆候が見られる（コードの臭い）

The smelly trash left in the kitchen made everyone open the windows.

台所に置かれた臭いゴミのせいで、みんなが窓を開けた。

意味（1）

Having a bad smell.

She was hesitant to remove her shoes, as her socks were rather smelly.

意味（2）

(figuratively) Having a quality that arouses suspicion.

The detective read the documents and thought, Something sure is smelly about this case.

意味（3）

(figuratively, computing, slang, in extreme programming) Having signs that suggest a design problem; having a code smell.

That smelly code needs to be refactored.

smellier （ comparative ）

smelliest （ superlative ）