wary
英 ['we?r?]
美['w?ri]
- adj. 謹(jǐn)慎的；機警的；惟恐的；考慮周到的
IELTS中低頻詞CET6+TEM8GRETOEFL常用詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
比較級:?warier;最高級:?wariest;副詞:?warily;名詞:?wariness;
中文詞源
wary 謹(jǐn)慎的
來自PIE*wer,覆蓋，保護(hù)，看管，看護(hù)，詞源同ward,ware。引申詞義謹(jǐn)慎的。
英文詞源
- wary
- wary: see ware
- wary (adj.)
- late 15c., with -y (2) + ware, from Old English w?r "prudent, aware, alert, wary," from Proto-Germanic *waraz (cognates: Old Norse varr "attentive," Gothic wars "cautious," Old Saxon giwar, Middle Dutch gheware, Old High German giwar, German gewahr "aware"), from PIE root *wer- (4) "to perceive, watch out for" (see ward (n.)). Related: Warily; wariness.
雙語例句
- 1. Bankers are keeping a wary eye on the outcome.
- 銀行家們對結(jié)果保持高度警惕。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. I tried not to tense up, or become obviously wary.
- 我盡量不讓自己緊張，或者表現(xiàn)得非常警覺。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. He was cautious of his footing, wary of the edge.
- 他小心翼翼地站在邊緣。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. People did not teach their children to be wary of strangers.
- 過去人們不會教育孩子提防陌生人。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. He had wary, foxy eyes.
- 他的眼睛機警而又狡詐。
來自柯林斯例句