fierce

形容词 adj. 副词 adv.
中文释义
英 /fɪəs/|/fɪːs/|/fɪjəs/    美 /fɪəs/|/fɪɹs/

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Exceedingly violent, severe, ferocious, cruel or savage.
    — A fierce storm battered the coast.
  2. Resolute or strenuously active.
    — We made a fierce attempt to escape.
  3. Threatening in appearance or demeanor.
    — The lion gave a fierce roar.
  4. Excellent, very good. Ireland,slang
    — Q: "How was the party last night?" A: "Fierce!"
  5. Of exceptional quality, exhibiting boldness or chutzpah. US
    — Tyra said to strike a pose and make it fierce.
副词 adv.
  1. Extremely; very. Ireland,not-comparable,slang
    — It was fierce cold last night.

词形变化

fiercer comparative more fierce comparative fiercest superlative most fierce superlative

词汇关系

衍生词
fiercely fiercen fierceness fierce snake fiercesome fiercity overfierce something fierce unfierce
相关词
feral ferity ferocious

词源

词源 1
From Middle English fers, fiers, borrowed from Old French fers (“wild", "ferocious”), nominative of fer, from Latin ferus (“wild", "untamed”).
词源 2
From Middle English fers, fiers, borrowed from Old French fers (“wild", "ferocious”), nominative of fer, from Latin ferus (“wild", "untamed”).
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