snow-white

英 ['snəu'hwait] 美
  • adj. 雪白的

英文词源


snow-white (adj.)
Old English snawhwit, from snow (n.) + white (adj.). Similar formation in Dutch sneeuwwit, Middle Low German snewhit, German schneeweiss, Old Norse snæhvitr, Swedish snöhvit, Danish snehvid. The fairy tale is so-called from 1885, translating German Schneewittchen in Grimm; the German name used in English by 1858.

双语例句


1. The first snow came a month earlier than usual.
第一场雪比往年提早了一个月。

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2. I'd been a fool letting him snow me with his big ideas.
我真蠢,居然被他的胡乱吹嘘给蒙蔽了。

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3. The snow was light and noiseless as it floated down.
雪花轻盈飘落,无声无息。

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4. A blizzard was blasting great drifts of snow across the lake.
暴风雪夹着大团的积雪吹过湖面。

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5. He braced his shoulders as the snow slashed across his face.
雪花如刀割般刮在他的脸上,他绷紧了双肩。

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