frosty

形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈfɹɒsti/    美 /ˈfɹɔsti/|/ˈfɹɑs-/

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Cold, chilly; icy.
    — The air was frosty; I could see my breath and walked quickly with my hands in my pockets.
  2. Having frost on it or in it.
    — The frosty pumpkin is the sign of the end of the growing season, soon the greenery will wither and harvest end for the year.
  3. Having an aloof or inhospitable manner. figuratively
    — After the divorce, she was civil but frosty to her ex.

词形变化

frostier comparative frostiest superlative

词汇关系

衍生词
frostily frostiness frosty moon frosty one stay frosty that'll be the frosty Friday unfrosty

词源

From Middle English frosty, forsty, from Old English forstiġ, fyrstiġ (“frosty”), from Proto-West Germanic *frostag, *frustīg, By surface analysis, frost + -y.
Cognates
Cognate with West Frisian froastich (“frosty”), Dutch vorstig (“frosty”), German Low German fröstig (“frosty”), German frostig (“frosty”), Swedish frostig (“frosty”). Compare also Saterland Frisian froasterch (“frosty”), German Low German frösterg (“frosty”).
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