hoary
英 [ˈhɔː.ri]
美 [ˈhɔːr.i]
将“hoary”与“hairy”联想记忆,想象一个有浓厚“毛发”的老人,他的头发或胡须看起来非常老旧和有岁月感,这样就可以记住“hoary”这个词的含义为“灰白的,古老的”。
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hoary 头发发白的,陈旧的来自hoar,灰白的。引申词义头发灰白的,陈旧的。
- hoary (adj.)
- 1510s, "gray or white with age" (of hair); c. 1600 as "venerable, ancient;" from hoar + -y (2). Related: Hoariness.
- 1. a hoary old joke
- 老掉牙的笑话
- 2. They discussed the hoary old problem.
- 他们讨论老问题.
- 3. Without a word spoken, he hurried away, with his hoary head bending low.
- 他什么也没说, 低着白发苍苍的头, 匆匆地走了.
- 4. Hoary Mount Tai looked more precipitous.
- 古老的泰山越发显得崔嵬了.
- 5. A venerable building -- grey , even in the midst of the hoary landscape.
- 一座尊严的建筑 —— 便是在一片白茫茫景色之中也很幽暗.