He was rather elderly with grey hair and clear blue eyes.
他上了年紀,有著灰白的頭發和明亮的藍眼睛。
新概念英語第二冊 Lesson 81 Escape

?? 句中詞匯解析

從本句中提取的重要詞匯

elderly ['?ld?li] 詞頻4
adj. 上了年紀的;過了中年的;較老的; n. 老人;
?? elder年長的 + ly ...的→ 過了中年的,稍老的
"It will be marketed as a tonic for the elderly."
這將作為老年人滋補品在市場上銷售.
近義:major, mature, obsolete, old, older, senile 反義:juvenile, unmarried, youthful, boyish
rather ['r?e?] 詞頻1
adv. 稍微,有點;相當,頗;寧愿;相反地; int. 當然啦,怎么不;
?? 她的(her)老鼠(rat) 相當肥
"I would rather go out tonight, if you don't mind."
如果你不介意的話,我寧愿今晚出去.
近義:heretofore, instead, preferably, preferentially, previously, before
grey [ɡre] 詞頻3
adj. 灰色的;灰白的; vt. 使變成灰色;使變老; vi. 變成灰色;老化; n. 灰色;
"His face turned grey as he heard the bad news."
當聽到這個壞消息時,他的臉色變得灰白.
近義:gray, grizzle, grayish, bleak
hair [h?r] 詞頻1
n. 頭發,毛發;(動、植物的)毛;一絲絲,些微;毛發織物;
?? h(身體最高處)+air(空氣): 頭發
"It is naughty of you to pull your baby sister's hair."
你拉你小妹妹的頭發真是頑皮.
近義:tresses, bob, hairs 反義:pate
clear [kl?r] 詞頻1 詞根: cl-
adj. 清楚的,明白的;清晰的,明亮的;清澈的;明確的; adv. 完全地;清晰地;整整; vi. 變明朗;變清澈; vt. 掃除,除去;消除(嫌疑);使清楚;使干凈; n. 空隙,空間;
?? 可里耶(諧音):可看見里面耶,表明是 清晰的
"The morning dawned fresh and clear after the storm at night."
夜里暴風雨過后,拂曉清新而晴朗.
近義:illuminate, illustrate, rede, resolve, show, solve 反義:jumble, litter, mess, muss, scramble, shuffle

?? 更多「新概念英語第二冊」例句