英语词汇“dreary”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	dreary
释义	dreary \ˈdrir]ē, -rēr], ]i\ adjective (-er/-est) Etymology: Middle English drery, from Old English drēorig sad, bloody, from drēor gore, falling blood; akin to Old English drēosan to fall, Old High German trūrēn to be sad, Middle High German trōr dripping liquid, Old Norse dreyri flowing blood, Gothic driusan to fall, Greek thrauein to shatter 1. obsolete : cruel, dire, grievous 2. : feeling, displaying, or reflecting a settled mood of listlessness or discouragement : without liveliness, cheer, joy, or hope < she would fix her eyes on the distance in dreary contemplation, and her mind would follow her eyes in a vacant and wistful regard — G.D.Brown > < restore a crazy constitution and cheer a dreary mind — George Berkeley > 3. : not having anything likely to cheer, comfort, encourage, interest, or enliven : making for gloomy dullness : depressing, discouraging, enervating < dreary sketches of people in breadliness — R.H.Rovere > < abandoned farms alone remained as dreary reminders of former prosperity — American Guide Series: Massachusetts > < life in a perfectly sensible, utilitarian community would be intolerably dreary — Aldous Huxley > Synonyms: see dismal
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