| 释义 |
me·grim
I. \ˈmēgrə̇m, ˈmāg-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English migrene, migrein, migreime, from Middle French migraine — more at migraine
1.
a. : migraine
b. : vertigo, dizziness
< gives me the megrims to look down this way — Maxwell Anderson >
2.
a. : a random, furtive, or unbidden thought or feeling : fancy, whim
< as though some lurking megrim, some microbe of dissatisfaction with ourselves, was at work within us — John Galsworthy >
< and with no megrim in my head of having been possessed by some great moral purpose — R.B.Cunninghame Graham >
b. megrims plural : low spirits : despondency, blues — usually used with the
< fell victim to an attack of the combat flier's megrims — Paul Gallico >
3. : any of numerous diseases of animals marked by disturbance of equilibrium and abnormal gait and behavior — usually used in plural
II. \ˈmēgrə̇m\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: origin unknown
: any of several small flatfishes: as
a. : a European flounder (Arnoglossus laterna) of the family Bothidae — called also lantern flounder
b. : a whiff (Lepidorhombus megastoma) |