| 释义 |
chol·er
\ˈkälə(r), ˈkōl-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English coler, from Middle French colere, from Latin cholera bilious disease, from Greek, from cholē bile; akin to Irish Gaelic galar disease — more at gall
1.
a. archaic : yellow bile
b. obsolete : bile 1a
2. obsolete : biliousness
3. : irascibility : ready disposition to anger and irritation
< my choler rising at the virulence of her invective — Ellery Sedgwick > |