dreary
英 ['drɪərɪ]
美 ['drɪri]
助记提示
1、from dreor "blood"; from dreosan (past participle droren) "fall, drop, decline, fail,"; from PIE root *dhreu- "to fall, drop, flow, drip, droop".
2、The word has lost its original sense of "dripping blood.".
3、其它具有同源性的相关词:drizzle, drip, drop, droop, drowsy.
4. 枯 --》就是枯萎,因为干燥才会枯萎,燥 --》本身就是干燥的意思。所以枯燥本身就表示很干、干巴巴的意思,所以:dry + ear => drear => dreary => 听得耳朵都干巴巴的、听起来很“干”。
5. 谐音“赘而累”------累赘得让人很累。
双语例句
- 1. a dreary winter's day
- 阴沉的冬日
来自《权威词典》
- 2. The otherwise dreary book is enlivened by some very amusing illustrations.
- 这本枯燥乏味的书幸亏加了一些精彩的插图才变得生动有趣.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. His speech was dreary.
- 他的讲演枯燥乏味.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- 4. So a dreary Monday afternoon in Walthamstow is nothing to write home about, right?
- 这么说,在沃尔瑟姆斯托度过的一个沉闷的周一下午没什么值得大书特书的,是吗?
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. She was tired of hearing the same dreary tale of drunkenness and violence.
- 她听够了那些关于酗酒和暴力的乏味故事.
来自《简明英汉词典》