boisterous

形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Full of energy; exuberant; noisy.
    — Open carriages tend to be draughty and inadequately heated. The passenger in them has no escape from the annoyance of squalling babies, boisterous drunks, and riotous teddy-boys, who may be at the far end of the coach but whose din cannot be shut out.
  2. Characterized by violence and agitation; wild; stormy.
    — ſtaggering like a quiuering Aſpen leafe, Fearing the force of Boreas boiſtrous blaſts.
  3. Having or resembling animal exuberance.

词形变化

more boisterous comparative most boisterous superlative boistrous alternative,obsolete

词汇关系

衍生词
boisterously boisterousness overboisterous unboisterous

词源

From Middle English boistres, an alteration of Middle English boistous (“crude, unrefined”), of uncertain origin. Likely from Anglo-Norman boystous, bustous (“rough, in a crude state, disabled, paralysed, unable to walk, lame”), Old French boitous (“limping; having a rough, uneven surface”).
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