dis.mal
adj.(形容词)Causing gloom or depression; dreary:阴沉的,沮丧的:引起忧郁或沮丧的;阴霾的:例句:dismal weather; took a dismal view of the economy.阴沉的天气;对经济抱着不乐观的看法
Characterized by ineptitude, dullness, or a lack of merit:不高明的,乏味的,愚笨的:例句:a dismal book; a dismal performance on the cello.乏味的书;沉闷无趣的大提琴演奏
Obsolete Dreadful; disastrous.【废语】 可怕的;灾难性的n.(名词)Chiefly South Atlantic U.S. See pocosin See Regional Note at pocosin 【多用于美国南大西洋沿岸】 参见 pocosin参见 pocosin
来源:Middle English [unlucky days, unlucky] 中古英语 [不吉利的日子,不幸运的] from Anglo-Norman [unlucky days] 源自 英法语 [不吉利的日子] from Medieval Latin diôs malo 源自 中世纪拉丁语 diôs malo Latin diôs [day] * see deiw- 拉丁语 diôs [白天,日子] *参见 deiw- Latin malo [pl. of] malus [evil] * see mel- 3拉丁语 malo [] malus的复数 [邪恶的,坏的] *参见 mel- 3
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dis.mally
adv.(副词)dis.malness
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