bilious
英 ['b?l??s]
美['b?l??s]
暢通詞匯GRE
助記提示
1、bili- + -ous.
2、膽汁是古生理學(xué)中認(rèn)為的四大體液之一，它是支配它是支配喜怒哀樂(lè)四大情感中的怒，因此該詞也引申為：憤怒，惱怒，暴躁，壞脾氣。
英文詞源
- bilious (adj.)
- 1540s, "pertaining to bile, biliary," from French bilieux, from Latin biliosus "pertaining to bile," from bilis (see bile). Meaning "wrathful, peevish, ill-tempered" (as people afflicted with an excess of bile were believed to be) is attested from 1560s. This is the main modern sense in English and French; the more literal meaning being taken up by biliary. Related: Biliousness.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. She is suffering a bilious attack.
- 她覺(jué)得惡心頭痛。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. a bilious green dress
- 一條綠得扎眼的連衣裙
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 3. He was a bilious old gentleman.
- 他是一位脾氣乖戾的老先生.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 4. His speech was a bilious, rancorous attack on young people.
- 他的講話是對(duì)年輕人滿懷敵意的狂暴攻擊。
來(lái)自辭典例句
- 5. I feel a little bilious after last night's dinner.
- 我昨天吃過(guò)晚飯后,感到有點(diǎn)不舒服.
來(lái)自辭典例句