stony

形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈstəʊni/    美 /ˈstoʊni/

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. As hard as stone.
    — a stony polymer
  2. Containing or made up of stones.
    — a stony path
  3. Of a person, lacking warmth and emotion. figuratively
    — a stony grandmother
  4. Of an action or expression, such as a look, showing no warmth of emotion; (usually also) emotionally cold, silent, and motionless or nearly so. figuratively
    — a stony reception
  5. Ellipsis of stony broke: without any money. Australia,UK,abbreviation,alt-of,ellipsis
    — Seriously, Dedalus. I’m stony. Hurry out to your school kip and bring us back some money.

词形变化

stonier comparative stoniest superlative stoney alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
fall on stony ground stonily stoniness Stony Chute stony coral Stony Creek Stony Crossing stony-faced stonyhearted stony-iron stony iron Stony Stratford unstony
相关词
stonify stony-broke Hardstone

词源

From Middle English stony, stoni, stani, from Old English stāniġ, stǣniġ (“stony, rocky”), from Proto-Germanic *stainagaz (“stony”), equivalent to stone + -y. Cognate with Scots stany (“stony”), West Frisian stienich (“stony”), Dutch stenig (“stony, metalled”), German steinig (“stony, rocky, gravelly”), Swedish stenig (“stony, rocky, pebbly”).
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