| 单词 | hideous |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['hidiəs] |
| 解释 | a.讨厌的，丑恶的 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 adj. 讨厌的，丑恶的(horr ible to see or hear) 【考】 反义词：pulchritude (美丽); affinity(亲和力) 【记】 分割记忆：hide(躲藏 )+ous→因为某物可怕 而躲藏→可怕的，讨 厌的，注意不要和 heinous(可憎的)相混 【例】 a hideous murder/a hideous face |
| 字源 | hideous (adj.) c.1300, "terrifying, horrible, dreadful," from Anglo-French hidous, Old French hideus, earlier hisdos "hideous, horrible, awful, frightening" (11c.; Modern French hideux), from hisda "horror, fear," perhaps of Germanic origin; or else from Vulgar Latin *hispidosus, from Latin hispidus "shaggy, bristly," "[b]ut this presents numerous difficulties" [OED]. Meaning "repulsive" is late 14c. |
| 不择手段背单词 | adj. (因为难看、丑陋)令人讨厌的 【记】hide(v 躲藏), ous多－因为令人讨厌而总是躲藏起来 【区】heinous(adj 十恶不赦的; 可憎的)黑nous 【反】pulchritudinous(adj 美貌标致的); hideousness－affinity(n 密切关系; 吸引力) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】hide + out 藏在外面了，长的丑不是他的问题,出来吓人就不对了,还是在外面躲起来不出来吧 |
Learn with these flashcards. Click next, previous, or up to navigate to more flashcards for this subject.
Next card: Hie vt middle german hai v.疾走，催促 英 疾走
Previous card: Hidebound adj conservative authority bound haidbaund a.顽固的，心胸狭窄的 英
Up to card list: 极品GRE红宝书(简体中文)