causing repulsion or horror; grisly 令人厌恶的;可怕的,恐怖的 the most gruesome murder. 最恐怖的谋杀。 ■(informal)extremely unpleasant (非正式)令人极度不快的 gruesome catering. 非常倒胃口的伙食供应。
派生 gruesomely adverb gruesomeness noun 语源
late 16th cent.: from Scots grue 'to feel horror, shudder' (of Scandinavian origin) + -some. Rare before the late 18th cent., the word was popularized by Sir Walter Scott