misty

形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Covered in mist; foggy.
    — It's very misty this morning; I can't see a thing!
  2. Dim; vague; obscure. figuratively
    — a misty memory of his childhood
  3. With tears in the eyes; dewy-eyed. figuratively
    — Her eyes grew misty the night her long-time friend passed away.

词形变化

mistier comparative mistiest superlative

词汇关系

衍生词
get misty mistily misty-eyed misty flip mistyish misty rose unmisty
相关词
mistify mistiness

词源

From Middle English misty, mysty, misti, from Old English mistiġ (“misty, dark”), from Proto-West Germanic *mistig (“misty”), equivalent to mist + -y. Cognate with Scots misty, mistie (“misty”), West Frisian mistich (“misty, foggy”), Dutch mistig (“misty, foggy”), German Low German mistig (“foggy”).
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