gusty

形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈɡʌs.ti/   

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Of wind: blowing in gusts; blustery; tempestuous.
    — The wind was a torrent of darkness among the gusty trees, / The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas, / The road was a ribbon of moonlight over the purple moor, / And the highwayman came riding— / Riding—riding— / The highwayman came riding, up to the old inn-door.
  2. With gusto.
    — His lips, warm with his words, caught hers in a gusty kiss.
  3. Characterized by or occurring in instances of sudden strong expression. figuratively
    — A change evidently came over the countess's thoughts; her thin lips grew white (her eyes remained the same), and her voice when she spoke evidently surprised even herself by the violence of its gusty outburst.
  4. Bombastic, verbose. figuratively
    — “I am a man of few words,” shouted a red-necked House member as he started his second hour of a gusty speech.

词形变化

gustier comparative gustiest superlative gustier comparative gustiest superlative

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
English gust
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Germanic *-gaz
Proto-West Germanic *-g
Old English -iġ
Middle English -y
English -y
English gusty
From gust + -y.
词源 2
From Latin gustus (“tasting”).
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