单词 | grim |
释义 | grim[grim]a. 冷酷的, 坚强的, 残忍的, 可怕的, 讨厌的 grim grim AHD: [gr¹m] D.J. [gr!m]K.K. [gr!m]adj.(形容词) grim.mer,grim.mest 1. Unrelenting; rigid.无情的;严厉的2. Uninviting or unnerving in aspect; forbidding:令人生畏的,狰狞的:讨厌人的,使人胆怯的;可怕的:“undoubtedly the grimmest part of him was his iron claw”(&b{J.M. Barrie})“毫无疑问,他身上最可怕的部分就是其铁爪”(J.M.巴里)3. Ghastly; sinister:可怕的;恐怖的:“He made a grim jest at the horrifying nature of his wound”(&b{Reginald Pound})See Synonyms at &b{ghastly} “他对他可怕的创伤报以狰狞的一笑”(雷金纳德·庞德)参见 ghastly4. Dismal; gloomy:阴沉的;阴暗的:a grim, rainy day.一个阴暗的雨天5. Ferocious; savage:野蛮的;残忍的:the grim advance of the pillaging army.一支掠夺性部队的野蛮行径语源:1. Middle English 中古英语 2. from Old English [fierce, severe] 源自 古英语 [凶猛的,严重的] 继承用法:grim“ly adv.(副词)grim“ness n.(名词) |
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