来自PIE*ghreu, 刮,磨,词源同gravel, grit. 原义为刮下来粗糙的,大块的,词义褒义化。
"The Great War" -- as, until the fall of France, the British continued to call the First World War in order to avoid admitting to themselves that they were now again engaged in a war of the same magnitude. [Arnold Toynbee, "Experiences," 1969]Also formerly with a verb form, Old English greatian "to become enlarged," Middle English greaten "to become larger, increase, grow; become visibly pregnant," which became archaic after 17c.
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来自柯林斯例句
来自柯林斯例句
来自柯林斯例句
来自柯林斯例句