grievous

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a. 痛苦的, 严重的, 充满悲伤的 [法] 极大的, 严重的, 惨无人道的

发音

US /ˈɡɹiː.vəs/

词形变化

grievousest more grievous 比较级 most grievous 最高级

别名

greuous greevous gravious grievious grevious

教材释义与例句

形容词

痛苦的；剧烈的

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Causing grief, pain, or sorrow.

  2. 2.

    Serious, grave, dire, or dangerous.

    严重

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 10

serious dangerous heavy grave severe monstrous heartbreaking atrocious life-threatening weighty

近义相关 4

important evil critical sorrowful

相关短语

grievous bodily harm [法] 严重人体伤害, 重伤 Peter Grievous

词源

From Middle English grevous, from Anglo-Norman grevous, from Old French grever, from Latin gravō (“to burden”). Developed in the 13th century. Equivalent to grief + -ous.

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