grisly
grisly
[ˈgrɪzli]
(grislier, grisliest)
grisliness
noun
语源
[ˈgrɪzli]
(grislier, grisliest)
- causing horror or disgust
可怖的；令人厌恶的
the town was shaken by a series of grisly crimes.
一连串可怕的犯罪活动使小镇失去了平静。
grisliness
noun
语源
- Old English grislic 'terrifying', of Germanic origin; related to Dutch griezelig
- The words grisly and grizzly are quite different in meaning, though often confused. Grisly means ‘causing horror or disgust’, as in grisly crimeswhereas grizzly is chiefly used with reference to a kind of large American bear, and can also mean ‘grey or grey-haired’
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