thorny

形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈθɔːni/    美 /ˈθɔɹni/

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Having thorns or spines. literally
    — Tara flour is one of two products made from the seed pods of a thorny shrub native to Peru. One of those, tara gum, has been used safely for years as a thickening agent or stabilizer in human foods.
  2. Troublesome or vexatious. figuratively
    — thorny issues
  3. Aloof and irritable. figuratively
    — Come, Jo, don't be thorny. After studying himself to a skeleton all the week, a fellow deserves petting, and ought to get it.

词形变化

thornier comparative thorniest superlative

词汇关系

衍生词
giant thorny-headed worm of swine thornily thorniness thorny broom thorny devil thorny lacewing thorny oyster thorny restharrow thorny trefoil thorny worm unthorny

词源

From Middle English thorny, þorny, þorni, from Old English þorniġ, from Proto-West Germanic *þornag. By surface analysis, thorn + -y.
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