英语词汇dreary的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	dreary
词源	dreary [OE] In Anglo-Saxon times dreary was ‘gory, bloody’. It came from a word meaning ‘gore’ which was related to Old English drēosan ‘to drop, fall’, the source of dreary drizzle [M16th]. The modern sense ‘depressingly dull and bleak’ did not develop until the mid 17th century.
随便看	derive derrick descend desert design designate desist desk desolate desperado despise despot dessert destiny destitute destroy desultory detective detergent determine detest detonation deuce devastate deviation

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