Definition of sloven in English:

sloven

noun ˈslʌv(ə)nˈsləvən

dated

A person who is habitually untidy or careless.
〈旧〉邋遢的人；马虎的人
Example sentencesExamples
- Battered, weather-beaten taxis, driven by sloven drivers, their shirts unbuttoned, looking as weather-beaten as their vehicles.
- Yet Seibei is grave and self-possessed, not a sloven but a man committed to various duties-among them the care of his dotty mother and his two beloved children.
- I help the auctioneer, the sloven does not half know his business.
- He may have been king of the aesthetes and the quintessential dandy about town - but behind the bedroom door, Oscar Wilde lived the life of a careless sloven.

Origin

Late 15th century (in the sense 'person with base manners'): perhaps from Flemish sloef 'dirty' or Dutch slof 'careless, negligent'.

Rhymes

coven, govern, misgovern, oven

Definition of sloven in US English:

sloven

nounˈsləvənˈsləvən

dated

A person who is habitually messy or careless.
〈旧〉邋遢的人；马虎的人
Example sentencesExamples
- Battered, weather-beaten taxis, driven by sloven drivers, their shirts unbuttoned, looking as weather-beaten as their vehicles.
- Yet Seibei is grave and self-possessed, not a sloven but a man committed to various duties-among them the care of his dotty mother and his two beloved children.
- I help the auctioneer, the sloven does not half know his business.
- He may have been king of the aesthetes and the quintessential dandy about town - but behind the bedroom door, Oscar Wilde lived the life of a careless sloven.

Origin

Late 15th century (in the sense ‘person with base manners’): perhaps from Flemish sloef ‘dirty’ or Dutch slof ‘careless, negligent’.

词汇	sloven
释义	Definition of sloven in English: sloven noun ˈslʌv(ə)nˈsləvən dated A person who is habitually untidy or careless. 〈旧〉邋遢的人；马虎的人 Example sentencesExamples Battered, weather-beaten taxis, driven by sloven drivers, their shirts unbuttoned, looking as weather-beaten as their vehicles. Yet Seibei is grave and self-possessed, not a sloven but a man committed to various duties-among them the care of his dotty mother and his two beloved children. I help the auctioneer, the sloven does not half know his business. He may have been king of the aesthetes and the quintessential dandy about town - but behind the bedroom door, Oscar Wilde lived the life of a careless sloven. Origin Late 15th century (in the sense 'person with base manners'): perhaps from Flemish sloef 'dirty' or Dutch slof 'careless, negligent'. Rhymes coven, govern, misgovern, oven Definition of sloven in US English: sloven nounˈsləvənˈsləvən dated A person who is habitually messy or careless. 〈旧〉邋遢的人；马虎的人 Example sentencesExamples Battered, weather-beaten taxis, driven by sloven drivers, their shirts unbuttoned, looking as weather-beaten as their vehicles. Yet Seibei is grave and self-possessed, not a sloven but a man committed to various duties-among them the care of his dotty mother and his two beloved children. I help the auctioneer, the sloven does not half know his business. He may have been king of the aesthetes and the quintessential dandy about town - but behind the bedroom door, Oscar Wilde lived the life of a careless sloven. Origin Late 15th century (in the sense ‘person with base manners’): perhaps from Flemish sloef ‘dirty’ or Dutch slof ‘careless, negligent’.
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