单词 | misery |
释义 | mis·er·y (mĭzə-rē) n. pl. mis·er·ies 1. a. The state of suffering and want as a result of physical circumstances or extreme poverty. b. Mental or emotional unhappiness or distress: "Our happiness or misery depends on our dispositions, and not on our circumstances" (Martha Washington). 2. A cause or source of suffering: the miseries of adolescence. 3. Informal A physical ache or ailment. [Middle English miserie, from Old French, from Latin miseria, from miser, wretched.] |
随便看 |
英语词典包含135693条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。