| 单词 | grievous |
| 释义 | grievous (once / 634 pages) adj If something is called grievous, you better take it seriously. Grievous is used to describe horrible things like tragedies or crimes. If you have a grievous wound, a band aid simply won't do. Grievous is derived from the noun grief, which means "sadness." When something is grievous, therefore, it's not just bad, but so bad that it causes unusually intense shock or sadness. It's often used to describe crimes and other bad deeds that go beyond mere criminality and into the world of cruelty. For example, it's harmful to steal from someone; it's grievous to steal from them and then, having stolen their stuff, beat them up or kill them. WORD FAMILYgrievous: grievouser, grievousest, grievously USAGE EXAMPLESThe brothers, who admitted causing grievous bodily harm, were sentenced to a minimum of five years' detention in 2010. BBC(Dec 19, 2016) The failure of “Collateral Beauty” is all the more grievous for the waste of its superb actors. The New Yorker(Dec 16, 2016) Nathan Sumner, 35, was found guilty of causing grievous bodily harm with intent but was cleared of attempted murder in October. BBC(Dec 02, 2016) 1adj causing or marked by grief or anguish a grievous loss a grievous cry Syn heartbreaking, heartrending sorrowful experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss 2adj causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm grievous bodily harm Syn dangerous, grave, life-threatening, serious, severe critical being in or verging on a state of crisis or emergency 3adj shockingly brutal or cruel a grievous offense against morality a grievous crime Syn atrocious, flagitious, monstrous evil morally bad or wrong 4adj of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought a grievous fault Syn grave, heavy, weighty important, of import of great significance or value |
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