late 13c., "flaming, full of fire," from Middle English fier "fire" (see fire (n.)) + -y (2). The spelling is a relic of one of the attempts to render Old English "y" in fyr in a changing system of vowel sounds. Other Middle English spellings include firi, furi, fuiri, vuiri, feri. From c. 1400 as "blazing red." Of persons, from late 14c. Related: Fieriness. As adjectives Old English had fyrb?re "fiery, fire-bearing;" fyren "of fire, fiery, on fire;" fyrenful; fyrhat "hot as fire."
雙語例句
1. A helicopter crashed in a fiery explosion in Vallejo.
一架直升機在瓦列霍爆炸起火并墜毀。
來自柯林斯例句
2. The fiery right-wing leader toned down his militant statements after the meeting.
言辭激烈的右翼領(lǐng)袖在會后收斂了他的好戰(zhàn)言論。
來自柯林斯例句
3. The song is a fiery mix of twanging guitar with relentless drumming.
那是一首夾雜著撩撥的吉他聲和密集的鼓點的激情四射的歌曲。
來自柯林斯例句
4. Both women have dramatic dark looks and, reputedly, fiery temperaments.
兩個女人都皮膚黝黑，據(jù)說，脾氣也很火暴。
來自柯林斯例句
5. He's got that fiery temper which scares the whatsit out of everybody.