WEATHERED
Definition / 释义
weathered(形容词)
- (因风吹日晒雨淋而)变旧的、风化的、饱经风霜的:物体表面因长期暴露在自然环境中而磨损、褪色或变粗糙。
- (引申)老练的、经受过考验的:人因经历多而显得沉稳、坚韧。
Pronunciation / 发音
/wrd/
Examples / 例句
The fence looks weathered after years of rain.
这道栅栏经过多年雨淋,看起来已经很旧了。
Weathered by loss and hard work, he spoke calmly, as if nothing could surprise him anymore.
经历失去与辛劳的磨砺后,他说话很平静,仿佛再也没有什么能让他惊讶。
Etymology / 词源
来自 weather(天气)+ -ed(形容词/过去分词形式),原义是“被天气影响过的”,逐渐引申为“因长期风吹日晒雨淋而磨损、显旧”,再进一步引申到人的“饱经世事、经受考验”。
Related Words / 相关词
Literary Works / 文学作品
- The Old Man and the Sea Ernest Hemingway
- The Lord of the Rings J. R. R. Tolkien
- Moby-Dick Herman Melville
- Jane Eyre Charlotte Bront