wintry

形容词 adj.
/ˈwɪnt(ə)ɹɪ/    /ˈwɪnt(ə)ɹi/|[ˈwɪɾ̃(ə)ɹi]

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Suggestive or characteristic of winter; cold, stormy.
    — wintry weather
  2. Containing sleet or snow.
    — It will be cloudy overnight, with outbreaks of heavy rain at times. The rain may turn wintry over higher ground.
  3. Aged, white-haired.
  4. Chilling, cheerless.
    — a wintry remark

词形变化

wintrier comparative wintriest superlative wintery alternative,nonstandard

词源

From winter + -y; compare Old English wintriġ (a parallel formation).
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