英语词汇“oorie”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

oorie

/ˈuːri/

(also ourie, owrie, ourey) Scottish and Irish English (northern)

adjective

1Dismal, gloomy; cheerless; miserable as a result of cold, illness, etc.

2 Scottish. Of a thing: uncanny, disquieting; = eerie.

Origin

Late 18th century; earliest use found in Robert Burns (1759–1796), poet. Origin uncertain. Sc. National Dict. s.v. ourie adjective suggests derivation ultimately from a variant of owl or owl; compare also Scots oor to huddle with cold, shiver, oorit cold, shivery.

单词	oorie
释义	oorie /ˈuːri/ (also ourie, owrie, ourey) Scottish and Irish English (northern) adjective 1Dismal, gloomy; cheerless; miserable as a result of cold, illness, etc. 2 Scottish. Of a thing: uncanny, disquieting; = eerie. Origin Late 18th century; earliest use found in Robert Burns (1759–1796), poet. Origin uncertain. Sc. National Dict. s.v. ourie adjective suggests derivation ultimately from a variant of owl or owl; compare also Scots oor to huddle with cold, shiver, oorit cold, shivery.
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