hideous

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a. 丑恶的, 可憎的, 令人沮丧的

发音

US /ˈhɪd.i.əs/
IN /ˈhiɖɪjəs/

词形变化

more hideous 比较级 most hideous 最高级

别名

hijeous

教材释义与例句

形容词

可怕的；丑恶的

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Extremely or shockingly ugly.

    I’m sorry to break it to you, but your dress looks truly hideous.

  2. 2.

    Having a very unpleasant or frightening sound.

  3. 3.

    Hateful; shocking.

  4. 4.

    Morally offensive; shocking; detestable.

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 4

outrageous horrific horrid repulsive

近义相关 2

ugly offensive

词源

From Middle English hidous, from Anglo-Norman hidous, from Old French hideus, hydus (“that which inspires terror”), from earlier hisdos, from Old French hisda (“horror, fear”), of uncertain and disputed origin. Probably from Proto-West Germanic *agisiþu (“horror, terror”), from Proto-West Germanic *agisōn (“to frighten, terrorise”), from Proto-Germanic *agaz (“terror, fear”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʰ- (“to frighten”). Cognate with Old High German egisa, egidī (“horror”), Old English egesa (“fear, dread”), Gothic 𐌰𐌲𐌹𐍃 (agis, “fear, terror”). Alternative etymology cites possible derivation from Latin hispidosus (“rugged”), from hispidus (“rough, bristly”), yet the semantic evolution is less plausible.

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