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Bilious Adj Pertaining Meaning Biljəs 胆汁质的;坏脾气的 无 1540s

单词 bilious
音标 ['biljəs]
解释 adj. 胆汁质的;坏脾气的
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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
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