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Grisly means extremely unpleasant in a bloody, way, usually because someone has been killed or badly hurt. A grisly murder, grisly remains, grisly details: the word points to horror you can almost see.
Grisly means extremely unpleasant in a bloody, frightening waygrisly的意思是用一種血淋淋、令人害怕的方式,極度令人不舒服 usually because someone has been killed or badly hurt通常是因為有人被殺害或重傷 A grisly murder, grisly remains, grisly details像grisly murder(血腥謀殺)、grisly remains(血肉模糊的遺體)、grisly details(駭人的細節)這些說法 the word points to horror you can almost see這個字指向一種幾乎看得見的恐怖
It is not a light “scary,” and it is a bit literary; news and crime writing like it.
It is not a light "scary,"它不是隨口說說的『scary(可怕)』 and it is a bit literary而且有點文學腔 news and crime writing like it新聞和犯罪報導很愛用它
It does not mean “a bit ugly” or “strict.” From Middle English grisely and Old English grisliċ, built from a verb grīsan, “to shudder with horror,” plus -lic, a suffix like modern -ly, “having the quality of.” It may also be a form of older ongrislic / agrisenliċ, from agrīsan, “to .” English speakers often mix it up with grizzly (the bear, or grey-haired) and with (full of tough meat). Those are different words.
It does not mean "a bit ugly" or "strict."它不是指『有點醜』或『嚴格』 From Middle English grisely and Old English grisliċ,這個字源自中古英語grisely和古英語grisliċ built from a verb grīsan, "to shudder with horror,"是從動詞grīsan(意思是『因恐懼而發抖』)造出來的 plus -lic, a suffix like modern -ly, "having the quality of."加上字尾-lic(就像現代的-ly,表示『具有…性質』) It may also be a shortened form of older ongrislic / agrisenliċ,它也可能是更早的ongrislic/agrisenliċ縮短來的 from agrīsan, "to terrify."而那兩個字又來自agrīsan,意思是『使人害怕』 English speakers often mix it up with grizzly (the bear, or grey-haired)英語使用者常常把它跟grizzly(灰熊,或是灰髮的)搞混 and with gristly (full of tough meat).也會跟gristly(滿是硬筋的肉)搞混 Those are different words.這些其實是不同的字
組成From Old English grisliċ: grīsan (“shudder with horror”) + -lic (“having the quality of”). Related older English: agrīsan, “to terrify.”
原始詞典資料5 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
grislyadj詞源 1/ˈɡɹɪzli/
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Horrifyingly repellent; gruesome, terrifying.
- The photographs of the killings depict a grisly scene.
- Magnes and many thinges attractive are, / But nothing ſo allective under ſkyes, / As that ſame dainty amiable ſtarre, / That none but griſly mouth of hell defyes.
grislyadv詞源 2/ˈɡɹɪzli/
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obsoleteIn a horrible or terrible manner; in a terrifying way.
- [A] very fair young gentlewoman [Sir Roger Wentworth's daughter], of twelve years of age, in marvellous manner vexed and tormented by our ghostly enemy, the devil, her mind alienated and raving, with despising and blaspheming of God, and hatred of all hallowed things, […] finally being brought and laid before the image of our blessed lady, was there, in the sight of many worshipful people, so grievously tormented, and in face, eyes, look, and countenance, so grisly changed, with her mouth drawn aside, and her eyes laid out upon her cheeks, that it was a terrible sight to behold. And after many marvellous things, […] restored to their good state, perfectly cured and suddenly.
- A valiant Captain of great prowess, as fierce as a fox assaulting a goose, was so hardy to give the first stroke: then got they so grisly together, that great was the activity that day to be seen there on both sides: the one very eager for purchase of prey, the other utterly stout for redemption of liberty: thus, quarrel enflamed the fury on both sides: twice the Danes had the better, but at the last conflict, beaten down, overcome, and many led captive for triumph by our English women.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。