wintry
a. 如冬的, 寒冷的, 冬的, 冷淡的
发音
UK
/ˈwɪnt(ə)ɹɪ/
其它
US
/ˈwɪnt(ə)ɹi/
US
/ˈwɪɾ̃(ə)ɹi/
词形变化
wintrier
比较级
wintrier
wintriest
wintriest
最高级
别名
wintery
释义与例句
adj.
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1.
Suggestive or characteristic of winter; cold, stormy.
wintry weather
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2.
Containing sleet or snow.
It will be cloudy overnight, with outbreaks of heavy rain at times. The rain may turn wintry over higher ground.
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3.
Aged, white-haired.
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4.
Chilling, cheerless.
a wintry remark
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词源
From winter + -y; compare Old English wintriġ (a parallel formation).
来源:wiktionary