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Sere Cognates Dry Siə A.干枯的,凋萎的 英 Adj.干枯的,凋萎的 Dried

单词 sere
音标 [siə]
解释 a.干枯的,凋萎的
红宝书 【英】 adj.干枯的,凋萎的( being dried and withered)
【考】 反义词:verdant(翠 绿的); lush(青翠的); damp(潮湿的)
【记】 不要和sear(烧灼)相 混
【例】 Leaves become sere under the searing sun.
字源 sere (adj.)
Old English sear "dried up, withered, barren," from Proto-Germanic *sauzas (cognates: Middle Low German sor, Dutch zoor), from PIE root *saus- "dry" (cognates: Sanskrit susyati "dries, withers;" Old Persian uška- "dry" (adj.), "land" (n.); Avestan huška- "dry;" Latin sudus "dry"). A good word now relegated to bad poetry. Related to sear. Sere month was an old name for "August."
不择手段背单词 adj. 干枯的, 凋萎的(一般是诗人的用语)
【记】因为被sear(v 烧灼)所以sere. Se色, re热: 从颜色上面看很热, 比如红色和黄色, sere的颜色
【反】verdant(adj 翠绿的); lush(adj 青葱的); damp(adj 潮湿的)
趣味全助记 【记】sear(烧耳朵,海枯) 烤焦的, 枯萎的;sea + re 热,海水很热会干枯

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