grievous

形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Causing grief, pain, or sorrow.
    — No wonder that the old man's eye dwelt upon her with mingled pride and tenderness; yet was it a face that might cause affection many an anxious hour, for there was mind in the lofty and clear forehead, heart in the warm and flushed cheek,—and what are mind and heart to woman, but fairy gifts, for whose possession a grievous price will be exacted.
  2. Serious, grave, dire, or dangerous.
    — As for the captain, his wounds were grievous indeed, but not dangerous.

词形变化

more grievous comparative most grievous superlative greuous alternative greevous alternative gravious alternative grievious alternative grevious alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
grievous bodily harm grievously grievousness overgrievous

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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