grizzled
英 [ˈɡrɪz.əld]
美 [ˈɡrɪz.əld]
- adj. 灰色的；头发斑白的
- v. 变成灰色；发脾气（grizzle的过去分词）
记忆方法
将“grizzled”与“grizz”结合记忆，可以想象一个年老的动物（如狼）身上带有灰白色的毛，即“灰毛”（grey+毛）。这样，“grizzled”就可以联想到形容老年人或事物上有灰白毛发的样子，即灰白的、年老的。
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中文词源
grizzled 头发灰白的
词源同gray, 灰白色。
英语词源
- grizzled (adj.)
- "gray in color," late 14c., griseld, a past participle adjective formation from the noun grizzle "gray-haired old man" (early 14c. as a surname, Grissel); see grizzle (adj.). Or else from Old French grisel "gray," diminutive of gris "gray," from a Frankish or other Germanic source (such as Old High German gris "gray;" see gray (adj.). The -zz- spelling is early 15c. As a verb, grizzle "to grow gray; to make gray" is not attested before 18c.
权威例句
- 1. He was an old man with grey, grizzled hair.
- 他是一位头发花白的老人。
- 2. They were odd and grizzled or wrinkled storekeepers.
- 他们是一些古里古怪,头发花白,满脸皱纹的杂货店老板.
- 3. The old dog had a grizzled muzzle.
- 那条老狗的口鼻部分有灰斑.
- 4. He scratched his grizzled poll.
- 他抓了抓他那头发花白的脑袋.
- 5. Before anyone could rebuke him, his grizzled head went up sharply and he rose swiftly.
- 谁也还没来得及斥责他, 只见他把披着灰发的头一场,猛地站了起来.