bilious
英 ['bɪlɪəs]
美 ['bɪlɪəs]
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
