| 单词 | abysmal |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [ə'bizməl] |
| 解释 | a.极深的；糟透的 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 adj. 极深的(bottomless; unfathomable)；糟透的(wretched ; immeasurably bad) 【考】 stygian : dark / abysmal : low(极暗比暗程度深/极 深比低程度更深) 【记】 来自下面的单词abyss 【例】 The foe was abysmal. |
| 字源 | abysmal (adj.) 1650s, formed in English from abysm + -al (1). Weakened sense of "extremely bad" is first recorded 1904, perhaps from abysmal ignorance (suggestive of its "depth"), an expression attested from 1847. Related: Abysmally. |
| 不择手段背单词 | adj. 极深的 = fathomless = plumbless = unfathomable; 糟透的 = wretched 【例】The weather was abysmal 这天气真是糟透了. abysmal misery 无边的苦难 【记】该词源于abyss n 深渊, 深坑. 发音酷似我必死. 背GRE单词是很痛苦的一件事情, 一旦想不开, 跳崖自尽, 必死无疑! 因为你不是张无忌, 也不是小龙女! 【类】stygian: dark = abysmal: low极暗特别暗 = 极深的特别深 |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】源自bathy- 深，深海；by + small 边上显得很小 【相关】bathymetry 海洋测深学 |
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