1710, "affected with 'the scratch,'" a skin disease, from scratch (n.1) + -y (2). Meaning "composed of scratches" is from 1827; that of "grating" is from 1866. Of sounds (especially in reproduction) from 1889. Related: Scratchiness.
雙語例句
1. Listening to the scratchy recording, I recognized Walt Whitman immediately.
聽到沙啞的錄音，我立刻知道那是沃爾特·惠特曼。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Wool is so scratchy that it irritates the skin.
毛料衣服太扎人，令皮膚很不舒服。
來自柯林斯例句
3. a scratchy recording of Mario Lanza
一盤有雜音的馬里奧?蘭扎演唱錄音帶
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
4. Scratchy and dictatorial, he began to question her.
他開始咄咄逼人地追問起她來.
來自辭典例句
5. He a runny nose, sneezing or a scratchy throat.