sullyyoudaoicibaDictYouDict[sully 词源字典]
sully: see soil
[sully etymology, sully origin, 英语词源]
sully (v.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
1590s, probably from Middle French souiller "to soil," also figurative, from Old French soillier "make dirty" (see soil (v.)). Related: Sullied (1570s); sullying.