Grisly



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• adj. 恐怖的, 可怕的
• ［英］ adj. 恐怖的, 可怕的 ( inspiring horror or great fear)
• ［类］ droll : laugh / grisly : flinch ( 滑稽的使人发笑 / 恐怖的使人畏缩)
• ［例］ a grisly story about people who ate human flesh

Webster Collegiate

adjective (grislier; -est)

• Etymology: Middle English, from Old English grislic, from gris- (akin to Old English āgrīsan to fear); akin to Old High German grīsenlīh terrible
• Date: 12th century
• 1. inspiring horror or intense fear <houses that were dark and grisly under the blank, cold sky — D. H. Lawrence>
• 2. inspiring disgust or distaste <a grisly account of the fire>
• Synonyms: see ghastly
• ? grisliness noun

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