单词 | hue and cry |
释义 | hue and cry【法】 通缉文告, 追捕犯人时的叫喊声, 吵声 hue and cry hue and cry n.(名词)1. A public clamor, as of protest or demand:抗议声:公众(抗议或要求)的呼声:raised a great hue and cry about political corruption.引起了公众对政治腐败的一片抗议声2. The pursuit of a felon announced with loud shouts to alert others who were then legally obliged to give chase.高声喊捉的追捕:高声叫喊地对重罪犯的追捕,以号召其他人依法参加追捕3. The loud outcry formerly used in such a pursuit.喊捉声,捉拿声:以前在这种追捕中发出的叫喊语源:1. Middle English hew and cri 中古英语 hew and cri 2. from Anglo-Norman hu e cri 源自 英法语 hu e cri 3. hu [outcry, clamor] from Old French huer [to shout] [of imitative origin] hu [喊叫,嚷] 源自 古法语 huer [喊] [源于模仿] 4. cri [cry] from Old French crier [to cry] * see cry cri [喊] 源自 古法语 crier [喊] *参见 cry |
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