| 释义 |
hag·gard
I. \ˈhagə(r)d, ˈhaig- sometimes ˈhaag-\ adjective
Etymology: Middle French hagard
1.
a. of a hawk : caught after acquiring adult plumage : untamed
b. obsolete : intractable, willful
c. obsolete : wanton, unchaste
< if I do prove her haggard … I'll whistle her off — Shakespeare >
2. : wild in appearance: as
a. of the eyes : wild and staring
b. of a person : wild-eyed
< staring his eyes, and haggard was his look — John Dryden >
c. : having a worn or emaciated appearance caused by privation, suffering, anxiety, or age : harrowed, gaunt
< thin and worn, haggard from sleeplessness — Adria Langley >
• hag·gard·ly adverb
• hag·gard·ness noun -es
II. noun
(-s)
1. : an adult hawk caught wild — compare eyas
2. obsolete : an intractable person; especially : a woman reluctant to yield to wooing
< I have loved this proud disdainful haggard — Shakespeare >
III. \ˈ(h)agəd\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse heygarthr stockyard, from hey hay + garthr yard — more at hay, yard
dialect Britain : a small plot of farm land; especially : an open area between the house and barn for keeping cattle or storing grain |