hellish

形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈhɛlɪʃ/    美 /ˈhɛlɪʃ/

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. infernal, related or similar to hell.
    — Fauſtus is gone, regard his helliſh fall, / Whoſe fiendful fortune may exhort the wiſe, / Onely to wonder at vnlawful things, […]
  2. causing great pain, discomfort or distress. excessive
    — I woke up from a hellish noise coming from the house next door.

词形变化

more hellish comparative most hellish superlative

词汇关系

衍生词
hellishly hellishness unhellish
相关词
hell

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ḱel-der.
Proto-Indo-European *ḱel-yo- /*ḱol-yeh₂-der.?
Proto-Germanic *haljō
Proto-West Germanic *hallju
Old English hell
Middle English helle
English hell
Proto-Indo-European *-iskos
Proto-Germanic *-iskaz
Proto-West Germanic *-isk
Old English -isċ
Middle English -ish
English -ish
English hellish
From hell + -ish.
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