hoary

a. 灰白的, 陈旧的 [医] 灰发的, 白发的

发音

UK /hɔː.ɹi/
US /hɔɹ.i/

词形变化

hoarier 比较级 hoarier hoariest hoariest 最高级

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    White, whitish, or greyish-white.

  2. 2.

    White or grey with age.

    灰白

    The old man bowed his hoary head in acquiescence.

  3. 3.

    Of a pale silvery grey.

    生物 动物学
  4. 4.

    Covered with short, dense, greyish white hairs.

    生物 植物学
  5. 5.

    Old or old-fashioned; trite.

    比喻
  6. 6.

    Remote in time past.

    废旧
  7. 7.

    Moldy; mossy; musty.

    废旧

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 10

gray grey rusty grizzly white-haired canescent gray-haired gray-headed grey-haired grey-headed

近义相关 4

old hairy haired hirsute

相关短语

hoary marmot [动物]灰白旱獭 （Marmota caligata,产于北美洲西北部） hoary marmots hoary bat hoary bats hoary fringe moss hoary fox hoary foxes hoary zorro hoary zorros hoary bamboo rat 银星竹鼠 hoary redpoll hoary redpolls hoary rockrose

词源

Possibly from Middle English *hori (suggested by horilocket (“hoary-locked, having hoary locks or curls”)), equivalent to hoar + -y. Alternatively, Middle English horilocket may represent Middle English hor (“hoar, hoary”) + ilocket (“locked”) rather than hori (“hoary”) + locket (“locked”).

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