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grim

UK //ɡrɪm//US //ɡrɪm//

词源

源自古英语 'grimm',意为严厉或残酷,与古高地德语 'grimm' 和古诺尔斯语 'grimmr' 同源。

adjective

❶ 形容事物令人沮丧、阴郁或可怕的,常指情况严峻或前景黯淡。

“The news about the accident was grim.”

(关于事故的消息令人沮丧。)

“He had a grim expression on his face.”

(他脸上露出阴郁的表情。)

同义词:gloomy, dismal, bleak

常见短语

grim reality — 指难以接受但无法逃避的残酷现实,常用于描述令人不快的真相。

“They had to face the grim reality of losing their home.”

(他们不得不面对失去家园的残酷现实。)