descry

英 [dɪ'skraɪ]美 [dɪ'skraɪ]
  • vt. 看见；发现；察看
GRE

助记提示

1. des- + cry.
2. describe => descry.

中文词源

descry 突然看到

des-, 强调。cry, 尖叫。引申词义突然看到，尖叫。

英文词源

descry (v.1)
"to see, discern," c. 1300, probably from Old French descrier "publish" (Modern French décrier), from Latin describere (see describe).
descry (v.2)
"to proclaim," mid-14c., from Old French descrier, from des- (see dis-) + crier, from Latin quiritare (see cry (v.)).

双语例句

1. I descry a sail on the horizon.
我看见在天水交接处的轮船.
来自辞典例句
2. In this beautiful sunset photo, I seem to descry the wings of the angel.
在美丽日落照片中, 我好像看到天使的翅膀.
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3. Learn to foster an ardent imagination; so shall you descry beauty which others unheeded.
学会培养炽热的想象力, 这样你就能发现别人视而不见的美.
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