
clouded
词源
源自中古英语 'clouden',与古英语 'clūd'(云)相关,最初指天空被云覆盖,后引申为模糊或混淆。
adjective
❶ 形容天空被云覆盖的状态,也可比喻事物变得模糊不清或难以理解。
“The sky was clouded with thick gray clouds.”
(天空被厚厚的灰色云层覆盖。)
“Her judgment was clouded by emotions.”
(她的判断被情绪所模糊。)
❶ 形容玻璃、液体等因杂质或沉淀物而变得不透明或浑浊。
“The old window was clouded with dust and grime.”
(旧窗户因灰尘和污垢而变得模糊不清。)
“The beer became clouded after being left out too long.”
(啤酒放太久后变得浑浊。)
verb
❶ 指使某物变得模糊、不透明或难以理解,常用于比喻情绪或判断受到影响。
“Anger clouded his ability to think clearly.”
(愤怒使他无法清晰地思考。)
“The steam clouded the bathroom mirror.”
(蒸汽使浴室的镜子变得模糊。)
常见短语
clouded judgment — 指因情绪、偏见或其他因素导致判断力下降或变得不清晰。
“His anger led to clouded judgment, and he made a poor decision.”
(愤怒导致他的判断力下降,做出了糟糕的决定。)
clouded vision — 形容视力因某种原因变得模糊,也可比喻对未来的看法不清晰。
“The medication caused her to have clouded vision for a few hours.”
(药物导致她的视力模糊了几个小时。)