descry
英 [dɪ'skraɪ]
美 [dɪ'skraɪ]
助記提示
1. des- + cry.
2. describe => descry.
中文詞源
descry 突然看到des-, 強調。cry, 尖叫。引申詞義突然看到，尖叫。
英文詞源
- descry (v.1)
- "to see, discern," c. 1300, probably from Old French descrier "publish" (Modern French décrier), from Latin describere (see describe).
- descry (v.2)
- "to proclaim," mid-14c., from Old French descrier, from des- (see dis-) + crier, from Latin quiritare (see cry (v.)).
雙語例句
- 1. I descry a sail on the horizon.
- 我看見在天水交接處的輪船.
來自辭典例句
- 2. In this beautiful sunset photo, I seem to descry the wings of the angel.
- 在美麗日落照片中, 我好像看到天使的翅膀.
來自互聯網
- 3. Learn to foster an ardent imagination; so shall you descry beauty which others unheeded.
- 學會培養熾熱的想象力, 這樣你就能發現別人視而不見的美.
來自互聯網