wuthering
['wʌðəriŋ]
- adj.
- [蘇格蘭英語]
- (風等)呼嘯的，咆哮的
- 呼呼作聲的
英文詞源
- wuthering (adj.)
- "making a sullen roar" (as the wind does), Northern England dialectal variant of Scottish and dialectal whithering "rushing, whizzing, blustering," from a verb whither (late 14c.) which was used in reference to gusts of wind and coughing fits, from Old Norse *hviðra (related to Norwegian kvidra "to go quickly to and fro," Old English hwiþa "air, breeze").
Wuthering Heights is the name of Mr. Heathcliff's dwelling. 'Wuthering' being a significant provincial adjective, descriptive of the atmospheric tumult to which its station is exposed, in stormy weather. [Emily Brontë, "Wuthering Heights," 1847]
Charlotte also used forms of the word in her novels.
雙語例句
- 1. 4,000 copies of Wuthering Heights went in two days. That's not bad going for a book that has been on the market for 145 years.
- 4,000冊《呼嘯山莊》在兩天內銷售一空，對於一本已經麵市145年的書而言，這是一個不錯的成績。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Wuthering Heights was the goal of my proposed excursion.
- 呼嘯小莊是我計劃出遊的目的地.
來自辭典例句
- 3. There are different opinions about the theme of Wuthering Heights.
- 對於《呼嘯山莊》一書的主題,有著各種不同的意見.
來自互聯網
- 4. And Wuthering Heights shows a Gothic writing style, which stems from the Bible.
- 《呼嘯山莊》表現的是一種來源於聖經的哥特式創作風格.
來自互聯網
- 5. Wuthering Heights is the name of Mr. Heathcliff's 1 dwelling.
- 呼嘯山莊是希刺克厲夫先生的住宅名稱.
來自互聯網