| 正面 | 12226.wither 英 ['wɪðə]美 ['wɪðɚ]     |
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| 背面 |     释义： 1. 谐音“萎人儿、痿人儿”。vt. 使凋谢；使畏缩；使衰弱vi. 枯萎；凋谢；衰弱n. (Wither)人名；(英)威瑟 例句： 1. To see my body literally wither away before my eyes was exasperating.眼见自己的身体日渐衰弱真是让人心烦。 wither 枯萎来自古英语wederen,暴露于空气中，枯萎，词源同weather. witherwither: see weatherwither (v.)1530s, alteration of Middle English wydderen "dry up, shrivel" (late 14c.), intransitive, apparently a differentiated and special use of wederen "to expose to weather" (see weather (v.)). Compare German verwittern "to become weather-beaten," from Witter "weather." Transitive sense from 1550s. Related: Withered; withering; witheringly." |