英语词源
- wuthering (adj.)
- "making a sullen roar" (as the wind does), Northern England dialectal variant of Scottish and dialectal whithering "rushing, whizzing, blustering," from a verb whither (late 14c.) which was used in reference to gusts of wind and coughing fits, from Old Norse *hviðra (related to Norwegian kvidra "to go quickly to and fro," Old English hwiþa "air, breeze").
Wuthering Heights is the name of Mr. Heathcliff's dwelling. 'Wuthering' being a significant provincial adjective, descriptive of the atmospheric tumult to which its station is exposed, in stormy weather. [Emily Brontë, "Wuthering Heights," 1847]
Charlotte also used forms of the word in her novels.
权威例句
- 1. 4,000 copies of Wuthering Heights went in two days. That's not bad going for a book that has been on the market for 145 years.
- 4,000册《呼啸山庄》在两天内销售一空，对于一本已经面市145年的书而言，这是一个不错的成绩。
- 2. Wuthering Heights was the goal of my proposed excursion.
- 呼啸小庄是我计划出游的目的地.
- 3. There are different opinions about the theme of Wuthering Heights.
- 对于《呼啸山庄》一书的主题,有着各种不同的意见.
- 4. And Wuthering Heights shows a Gothic writing style, which stems from the Bible.
- 《呼啸山庄》表现的是一种来源于圣经的哥特式创作风格.
- 5. Wuthering Heights is the name of Mr. Heathcliff's 1 dwelling.
- 呼啸山庄是希刺克厉夫先生的住宅名称.