cadaverous是什么意思

cadaverous

英 [kə'dæv(ə)rəs] 美 [kə'dævərəs]

adj. 尸体样的；惨白的

英文词源

cadaverous (adj.): "looking like a corpse," early 15c., from Latin cadaverosus "corpse-like," from cadaver (see cadaver). Related: Cadaverously; cadaverousness.

双语例句

1. I saw a cadaverous face appear at a small window.: 我看到小窗口处出现了一张没有血色的面孔.

2. His face matched his body, and was lean, almost cadaverous.: 他的身子和脸很相配, 瘦得象骷髅.

3. By degrees the freshest among them began to cadaverous and saucer - eyed.: 原先脸色顶鲜明的人,现在也都渐渐变得面无人色,两只眼睛也都显得眍了.

4. He had a cadaverous face.: 他面如死灰.

5. Death and decay, cadaverous smell.: 死亡与腐烂, 苍白的味道.

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