| 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 | 无 |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】leer 斜视，表示怀疑 |
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