garish
英 ['ge?r??]
美['ɡ?r??]
- adj. 炫耀的；過分裝飾的；過分鮮艷的
GRE低頻詞暢通詞匯
詞態變化
副詞:?garishly;
中文詞源
garish 俗艷的
詞源不詳。可能同garnish, 裝飾。
英文詞源
- garish (adj.)
- "showy, dazzling," especially "glaringly vulgar and gaudy," 1540s, of unknown origin, possibly from obsolete Middle English gawren "to stare" (c. 1200), which is of uncertain origin (perhaps from Old Norse gaurr "rough fellow") + -ish. Related: Garishly; garishness.
雙語例句
- 1. This colour is bright but not garish.
- 這顏色艷而不俗.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 2. They climbed the garish purple-carpeted stairs.
- 他們登上鋪著俗艷的紫色地毯的樓梯。
來自辭典例句
- 3. All around you there seemed to be something glaring, garish, rattling.
- 在你周圍好像有些東西又扎眼,又晃眼, 又刺耳.
來自辭典例句
- 4. The garish yard , filled with the flowers of poverty, was uglier by far than in winter.
- 滿院花花綠綠,開著窮惡的花, 比冬天要更丑陋著好幾倍.
來自漢英文學 - 駱駝祥子
- 5. It was like garish noon rising to the dignity of sunset in a couple of seconds.
- 那好象晶明當空的午日,在兩秒鐘之間變成燦爛莊嚴的夕陽一般.
來自辭典例句