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Leery Adj Leer Liəri A.机警的,怀疑的 英 Adj.机警的,怀疑的(S Uspicious

单词 leery
音标 ['liəri]
解释 a.机警的,怀疑的
红宝书 【英】 adj.机警的,怀疑的(s uspicious; wary; cautious)
字源 leery (adj.)
"untrusting, suspicious, alert," 1718, originally slang, with -y (2), and perhaps from dialectal lere "learning, knowledge" (see lore), or from leer (v.) in some now-obscure sense. OED suggests connection with archaic leer (adj.) "empty, useless," a general Germanic word (cognate with German leer, Dutch laar), of unknown origin.
不择手段背单词
趣味全助记 【记】leer 斜视,表示怀疑

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