Old English cludig "rocky, hilly, full of cliffs;" see cloud (n.). Meaning "of the nature of clouds" is recorded from c. 1300; meaning "full of clouds" is late 14c.; that of "not clear" is from 1580s. Figurative sense of "gloomy" is late 14c. Related: Cloudiness; cloudily.
权威例句
1. a grey, cloudy day
灰暗多云的天空
2. Only a tiny patch of blue was visible in the cloudy sky.
多云的天空中只见到一小块儿湛蓝.
3. Bob always enjoys sailing, even though the weather is cloudy.
鲍勃总是很喜欢航行, 即使空中乌云密布.
4. It's so cloudy and cold that it's likely to snow.