单词 | callous |
释义 | callous['kæləs]a. 麻木的, 无情的, 坚硬的, 硬皮的, 起老茧的vt. 使生茧, 使变硬【医】 胼胝状的, 硬的 callous cal.lous AHD: [k²l“…s] D.J. [6k#l*s]K.K. [6k#l*s]adj.(形容词)1. Having calluses; toughened:结茧的:长有茧的;结硬的:callous skin on the elbow.肘部的结茧2. Emotionally hardened; unfeeling:铁石心肠的:情感冷漠的;无情的:a callous indifference to the suffering of others.对他人之痛苦漠不关心的铁石心肠的人v.tr.intr.(及物动词和不及物动词) cal.loused,cal.lous.ing,cal.lous.es To make or become callous.变硬:使变硬或变硬结茧语源:1. Middle English 中古英语 2. from Old French cailleux 源自 古法语 cailleux 3. from Latin call½sus 源自 拉丁语 call½sus 4. from callum [hard skin] 源自 callum [硬的皮] 继承用法:cal“lously adv.(副词)cal“lousness n.(名词)用法:Do not confuse the adjectivecallous, as in Years of dealing with criminals had left her callous, with the noun callus, as inI have a callus on my thumb. The verbscallous and callus mean respectively “to make or become callous” and “to form or develop hardened tissue.” 不要把形容词callous ,如句子 数年与罪犯打交道的经历使她心肠硬起来了, 与名词 callus 相混淆, 如下句我拇指上结茧了。 动词callous 与 callus 分别指为“使变硬或成为结茧的”和“形成或发展已变硬的组织” |
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