bilious

英 ['bɪlɪəs] 美['bɪlɪəs]
  • adj. 胆汁的;坏脾气的

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助记提示


1、bili- + -ous.
2、胆汁是古生理学中认为的四大体液之一,它是支配它是支配喜怒哀乐四大情感中的怒,因此该词也引申为:愤怒,恼怒,暴躁,坏脾气。

英文词源


bilious (adj.)
1540s, "pertaining to bile, biliary," from French bilieux, from Latin biliosus "pertaining to bile," from bilis (see bile). Meaning "wrathful, peevish, ill-tempered" (as people afflicted with an excess of bile were believed to be) is attested from 1560s. This is the main modern sense in English and French; the more literal meaning being taken up by biliary. Related: Biliousness.

双语例句


1. She is suffering a bilious attack.
她觉得恶心头痛。

来自柯林斯例句

2. a bilious green dress
一条绿得扎眼的连衣裙

来自《权威词典》

3. He was a bilious old gentleman.
他是一位脾气乖戾的老先生.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. His speech was a bilious, rancorous attack on young people.
他的讲话是对年轻人满怀敌意的狂暴攻击。

来自辞典例句

5. I feel a little bilious after last night's dinner.
我昨天吃过晚饭后,感到有点不舒服.

来自辞典例句