| 单词 | wary |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['wɛəri] |
| 解释 | a.谨慎的，小心翼翼的 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 adj. 谨慎的，小心翼翼的( looking out for danger) 【考】 wary : gulled / vigilant : ambushed / exacting : satisfied(谨慎的不易被骗/警 觉的不易中埋伏/苛刻 的不易满足) 【例】 She was wary of strangers. |
| 字源 | wary (adj.) late 15c., with -y (2) + ware, from Old English wær "prudent, aware, alert, wary," from Proto-Germanic *waraz (cognates: Old Norse varr "attentive," Gothic wars "cautious," Old Saxon giwar, Middle Dutch gheware, Old High German giwar, German gewahr "aware"), from PIE root *wer- (4) "to perceive, watch out for" (see ward (n.)). Related: Warily; wariness. |
| 不择手段背单词 | adj. 谨慎的; 小心翼翼的 【记】war, y: 在战斗中要小心翼翼的, 不然就歇菜了. 【类】wary: gulled[duped] = exacting: satisfied = vigilant: ambushed[entrapped, waylaid]谨慎的不易被骗 = 挑剔的不易被满足 = 警觉的不易中埋伏 【反】remiss(adj 玩忽职守的) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】源自aware 意识到的，警惕的；worry 担心，烦恼 |
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