单词 | bilious |
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音标 | ['biljəs] |
解释 | adj. 胆汁质的;坏脾气的 |
红宝书 | 无 |
字源 | bilious (adj.) 1540s, "pertaining to bile, biliary," from French bilieux, from Latin biliosus "pertaining to bile," from bilis (see bile). Meaning "wrathful, peevish, ill-tempered" (as people afflicted with an excess of bile were believed to be) is attested from 1560s. This is the main modern sense in English and French; the more literal meaning being taken up by biliary. Related: Biliousness. |
不择手段背单词 | adj. 胆汁的(象胆汁的, 尤指在颜色上); 脾气大的 = bad-tempered = cross 【例】a bilious green 胆汁绿 |
趣味全助记 | 【记】bill + out 帐单开出来,气的胆汁都吐出来,乱收费,不就两杯冷饮吗,怎么收888元? |
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