英语单词

dolorous是什么意思

dolorous

英 ['dɒl(ə)rəs] 美 ['dolərəs]
  • adj. 忧伤的;悲痛的

中文词源


dolorous 悲伤的

来自拉丁语dolor, 悲伤,词源同condole, doleful.

英文词源


dolorous (adj.)
c. 1400, "causing pain," from Old French doloros (12c., Modern French douloureux) "painful, sorrowful, wretched," from Late Latin dolorosus "painful, sorrowful," from Latin dolor "pain, grief." Sense of "causing grief" is from mid-15c.; that of "full of sorrow" is from 1510s. Related: Dolorously; dolorousness.

双语例句


1. Now and again the hunter can hear a long - draw dolorous whine of some unseen coyote.
猎人不时能听见某只看不见的小林狼发出的拖长的哀嚎.

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2. With a broken - hearted smile, he lifted a pair of dolorous eyes.
带著伤心的微笑, 他抬起了一双痛苦的眼睛.

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