grisly

grisly

英 ['grɪzlɪ]
　　美 ['grɪzli]

adj. 可怕的；厲害的；嚴重的

中文詞源：

grisly 恐怖的，可怕的

來自PIE*ghrei, 刮，擦，磨，詞源同grit, grind. 引申義磨心的，恐怖的。

例句：

1. Robbing graves is grisly.
盜墓是可怕的.

2. But everybody was talking, and intent upon the grisly spectacle before them.
可是大傢都在談話, 一心關註的是眼前的這個慘狀.

3. If anybody spoke of that grisly matter, I was all ears in a moment.
如果誰談起那件可怕的事情, 我馬上就會聚精會神地聽起來.

4. EXMP: Houses were dark and grisly under the blank, cold sky.
在空寂寒冷的天空下, 房屋顯得模糊而恐怖.

5. Vladimir did not fail, but success a grisly surprise.
弗拉基米爾沒有失敗, 但成功負有可怕的驚喜.