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词汇 horrent
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Definition of horrent in English:

horrent

adjective ˈhɒr(ə)ntˈhɔrənt
archaic
  • 1(of a person's hair) standing on end.

    (人)毛发直立的

    their distorted limbs and horrent hair
    Example sentencesExamples
    • But, remember, you will have passed the Rubicon, when once you have been shaven: if you repent, and let your beard grow, your mouth will by-and-by show no longer what Messer Angelo calls the divine prerogative of lips, but will appear like a dark cavern fringed with horrent brambles.
    • To the left of Avalokite vara sits the red Hayagriva with hairs horrent and a third additional eye.
  • 2Feeling or expressing horror.

    害怕的,惊吓的

    a horrent cry

    害怕的叫声。

Origin

Mid 17th century: from Latin horrent- '(of hair) standing on end', from the verb horrere.

Definition of horrent in US English:

horrent

adjectiveˈhôrəntˈhɔrənt
archaic
  • 1(of a person's hair) standing on end.

    (人)毛发直立的

    Example sentencesExamples
    • To the left of Avalokite vara sits the red Hayagriva with hairs horrent and a third additional eye.
    • But, remember, you will have passed the Rubicon, when once you have been shaven: if you repent, and let your beard grow, your mouth will by-and-by show no longer what Messer Angelo calls the divine prerogative of lips, but will appear like a dark cavern fringed with horrent brambles.
  • 2Feeling or expressing horror.

    害怕的,惊吓的

    a horrent cry

    害怕的叫声。

Origin

Mid 17th century: from Latin horrent- ‘(of hair) standing on end’, from the verb horrere.

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