nasty-looking
UKˈnɑːsti lʊkɪŋUSˈnæsti lʊkɪŋ
Meaning
1adj.
丑陋的；令人不快的；看起来危险的
Usage
He was approached by a nasty-looking dog with bared teeth.
一只龇着牙、样子凶恶的狗向他靠近。
She avoided the dark alley because of its nasty-looking appearance.
因为那条黑暗的小巷看起来很不安全，她避开了它。
The weather turned nasty-looking, with dark clouds gathering overhead.
天气变得阴沉难看，乌云在头顶聚集。
Etymology
该词是一个直观的复合形容词，由 nasty 和 looking 两部分构成。Nasty 一词承载了数百年来的负面含义，从最初的“肮脏”演变为广泛的“令人不快或厌恶”；looking 则直接描述视觉表象。两者结合，精准地描绘了某物外观所引发的负面感受或危险预感，从词根逻辑上直接体现了“看起来就糟糕”的核心概念。