old and torn; in bad condition 破烂的;破旧的;褴褛的;破裂的 tattered clothes 破旧的衣服 - (figurative)
tattered relationships 破裂了的关系 - (figurative)
the hotel’s tattered reputation 旅馆的败坏的名声
Oxford Collocations DictionaryTattered is used with these nouns:- cloak
- clothes
- clothing
- …
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘dressed in decoratively slashed or jagged clothing’): apparently originally from the noun tatter ‘scrap of cloth’ + -ed; later treated as a past participle.