Grim



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• adj. 冷酷的, 可怕的
• ［英］ adj. 冷酷的, 可怕的 ( appearing stern, forbidding)
• ［同］ 近形词: brim ( 边缘, 盈满) ; prim ( 一本正经的, 呆板的) ; trim ( 修剪)
• ［例］ the grim news of one's death

Webster Collegiate

adjective (grimmer; grimmest)

• Etymology: Middle English, from Old English grimm; akin to Old High German grimm fierce, Greek chremetizein to neigh
• Date: before 12th century
• 1. fierce in disposition or action ; savage
• 2.
  • a. stern or forbidding in action or appearance <a grim taskmaster>
  • b. somber, gloomy
• 3. ghastly, repellent, or sinister in character <a grim tale>
• 4. unflinching, unyielding <grim determination>
• ? grimly adverb
• ? grimness noun

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