plaguey
英 美
- 麻烦的
- 讨厌的
- 烦扰的
英文词源
- plaguey (adj.)
- 1570s, "pertaining to a plague," from plague (n.) + -y (2). Figurative meaning "vexatious, troublesome" is from 1610s. As an adverb (properly it would be plaguily) it is attested from 1580s, often with deliberate attempt at humor. Johnson also has woundy "excessive."
双语例句
- 1. It's so plaguey cold!
- 如此天寒地冻!
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