muggy
英 [ˈmʌɡ.i]
美 [ˈmʌɡ.i]
将“muggy”拆分为“mug”( mug,一个容器,用来装东西)和“-y”后缀,想象一个“mug”里装满了湿气,就像是在炎热的天气里,空气中的湿气很重,给人一种黏腻的感觉。这样的联想可以帮助记忆“muggy”表示潮湿、闷热的意思。
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muggy 闷热潮湿的可能来自PIE*meug,黏的,滑的,词源同mucus,match.引申词义闷热潮湿的,湿热的。
- muggy (adj.)
- 1731, from mugen "to drizzle" (late 14c.), from a Scandinavian source such as Old Norse mugga "drizzling mist," possibly from PIE *meug- "slimy, slippery" (see mucus).
- 1. a muggy August day
- 八月里闷热的一天
- 2. We may expect muggy weather when the rainy season begins.
- 雨季开始时,我们预料有闷热的天气.
- 3. It was muggy and overcast.
- 天气闷热潮湿,而且天色阴沉。
- 4. Washington is still incredibly hot and muggy, though the leaves have started turning.
- 华盛顿依旧非常闷热,潮湿, 尽管树叶已经开始变黄.
- 5. The air was warm and muggy, and the top seemed to recede as he approached.
- 空气又热又闷,他越走, 山顶似乎反倒离得越远了.