descry
英 [d?'skra?]
美[d?'skra?]
- vt. 看見(jiàn)；發(fā)現(xiàn)；察看
GRE
詞態(tài)變化
第三人稱(chēng)單數(shù):?descries;過(guò)去式:?descried;過(guò)去分詞:?descried;現(xiàn)在分詞:?descrying;
助記提示
1. des- + cry.
2. describe => descry.
中文詞源
descry 突然看到des-, 強(qiáng)調(diào)。cry, 尖叫。引申詞義突然看到，尖叫。
英文詞源
- descry (v.1)
- "to see, discern," c. 1300, probably from Old French descrier "publish" (Modern French décrier), from Latin describere (see describe).
- descry (v.2)
- "to proclaim," mid-14c., from Old French descrier, from des- (see dis-) + crier, from Latin quiritare (see cry (v.)).
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. I descry a sail on the horizon.
- 我看見(jiàn)在天水交接處的輪船.
來(lái)自辭典例句
- 2. In this beautiful sunset photo, I seem to descry the wings of the angel.
- 在美麗日落照片中, 我好像看到天使的翅膀.
來(lái)自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
- 3. Learn to foster an ardent imagination; so shall you descry beauty which others unheeded.
- 學(xué)會(huì)培養(yǎng)熾熱的想象力, 這樣你就能發(fā)現(xiàn)別人視而不見(jiàn)的美.
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