riven
动词 v.
形容词 adj.
英 /ˈɹɪvən/
美 /ˈɹɪvən/
英文释义
动词 v.
- past participle of rive
形容词 adj.
- Torn apart.
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Broken into pieces; split asunder.
— “She shall be blasted like a riven oak! Drowned in sulphur! Torn by whirlwinds!”
词源
词源 1
From Middle English riven, past participle of rive (“to rive”). Compare Old Norse rifinn, past participle of Old Norse rífa (“to pick, scratch, rive”).
词源 2
From Middle English riven, past participle of rive (“to rive”). Compare Old Norse rifinn, past participle of Old Norse rífa (“to pick, scratch, rive”).
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