eldritch

形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Unearthly, supernatural, eerie, preternatural.
    — So Maggie runs, the witches follow, / Wi' mony an eldritch ſkreech and hollow.

词形变化

more eldritch comparative most eldritch superlative eldrich alternative elrich alternative elritch alternative

词源

From the earlier form elritch, of uncertain origin. The second element, -ritch, is generally taken to be Old English rīċe (“realm, kingdom”). Some think that the first element, el-, derives from an Old English root meaning “foreign, strange, other” (related to Old English ellende and modern English else); others think that it derives from elf. It was reintroduced into popular literature by the writings of H. P. Lovecraft.
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