| 释义 |
gris·ly
I. adjective
also griz·zly \ˈgrizlē, -li\
(-er/-est)
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English grislic, from gris- (akin to Old English āgrīsan to shudder, fear) + -lic -ly; akin to Old High German grīsenlīh terrible, Middle Dutch & Middle Low German grīsen to shudder, and probably to Old English grēot sand, grit — more at grit
1.
a. : inspiring horror or intense fear : grim and ghastly
< these strange and grisly events >
broadly : harsh and forbidding
< a grim grisly winter's night >
b. : being such as to inspire distaste or disgust
< a grisly account of the fire >
2. : caused by what is grim or horrible or marked by a sense of grim horror
< reason could not rid her of that grisly fear >
II. adverb
(often -er/-est)
Etymology: Middle English, from grisly, adjective
: dreadfully, terribly
III.
obsolete
variant of gristly
IV.
variant of grizzly |