grievous

中文来自 ECDICT

adj.: 痛苦的，严重的，充满悲伤的

构词拆分

grief词根/词干

-ous后缀

Used to form adjectives from nouns, to denote: · (chemistry) Used in chemical nomenclature to name chemical compounds in which a specified chemical element has a lower oxidation number than in the equivalent compound whose name ends in the suffix -ic. For example sulphuric acid (H2SO4) has more oxygen atoms per molecule than sulphurous acid (H2SO3). See Inorganic nomenclature.

演变路径（由近及远）

英语
继承自 ←中古英语 grevous
源自 ←盎格鲁-诺曼语 grevous
源自 ←古法语 grever
源自 ←拉丁语 gravō “to burden”

原始词根

原始印欧语 *gʷreh₂-

词源说明

From Middle English grevous, from Anglo-Norman grevous, from Old French grever, from Latin gravō (“to burden”). Developed in the 13th century. Equivalent to grief +‎ -ous.

释义（英文）

形容词 Adjective

Causing grief, pain, or sorrow.
Serious, grave, dire, or dangerous.

词族

派生词（4）

grievous bodily harm grievously grievousness overgrievous