单词 | sudden |
释义 | sudden adj. & n. --adj occurring or done unexpectedly or without warning; abrupt, hurried, hasty (a sudden storm; a sudden departure). --n archaic a hasty or abrupt occurrence. Phrases and idioms all of a sudden unexpectedly; hurriedly; suddenly. on a sudden archaic suddenly. sudden death colloq. a decision in a tied game etc. dependent on one move, card, toss of a coin, etc. sudden infant death syndrome Med. = cot-death (see COT(1)). Derivatives suddenly adv. suddenness n. Etymology: ME f. AF sodein, sudein, OF soudain f. LL subitanus f. L subitaneus f. subitus sudden |
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