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dreary a.沉闷的，乏味的 dreary (adj.) Old English dreorig "sad, sorrowful," originally "cruel, bloody, blood-stained," from dreor "gore, blood," from (ge)dreosan (past participle droren) "fall, decline, fail," from Proto-Germanic *dreuzas (cognates: Old Norse dreyrigr "gory, bloody," and more remotely, German traurig "sad, sorrowful"), from PIE root *dhreu- "to fall, flow, drip, droop" (see drip (v.)).The word has lost its original sense of "dripping blood." Sense of "dismal, gloomy" first recorded 1667 in "Paradise Lost," but Old English had a related verb drysmian "become gloomy." 【记】dear 亲爱的，你不在我身边我感到很dreary，dream + tear 只能作梦流眼泪来梦到你

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['driəri] 【英】 adj. 沉闷的，乏味的(gloo my; cheerless; dull)【考】 反义词：jocund(欢乐 的)【记】 可以和dream一起记(A dream is not dreary)【例】 A bright coat of paint will liven up this dreary room. adj. 情绪低落的 = gloomy = cheerless; 沉闷乏味的 = dull【记】a dream is not dreary【反】jocund(adj 欢乐的)

单词	dreary
音标	['driəri]
解释	a.沉闷的，乏味的
红宝书	【英】 adj. 沉闷的，乏味的(gloo my; cheerless; dull) 【考】反义词：jocund(欢乐的) 【记】可以和dream一起记(A dream is not dreary) 【例】 A bright coat of paint will liven up this dreary room.
字源	dreary (adj.) Old English dreorig "sad, sorrowful," originally "cruel, bloody, blood-stained," from dreor "gore, blood," from (ge)dreosan (past participle droren) "fall, decline, fail," from Proto-Germanic dreuzas (cognates: Old Norse dreyrigr "gory, bloody," and more remotely, German traurig "sad, sorrowful"), from PIE root dhreu- "to fall, flow, drip, droop" (see drip (v.)). The word has lost its original sense of "dripping blood." Sense of "dismal, gloomy" first recorded 1667 in "Paradise Lost," but Old English had a related verb drysmian "become gloomy."
不择手段背单词	adj. 情绪低落的 = gloomy = cheerless; 沉闷乏味的 = dull 【记】a dream is not dreary 【反】jocund(adj 欢乐的)
趣味全助记	【记】dear 亲爱的，你不在我身边我感到很dreary，dream + tear 只能作梦流眼泪来梦到你

Dreary Adj Cheerless Dream English Sad Sense Driəri