Old English cludig "rocky, hilly, full of cliffs;" see cloud (n.). Meaning "of the nature of clouds" is recorded from c. 1300; meaning "full of clouds" is late 14c.; that of "not clear" is from 1580s. Figurative sense of "gloomy" is late 14c. Related: Cloudiness; cloudily.
雙語例句
1. a grey, cloudy day
灰暗多云的天空
來自《權威詞典》
2. Only a tiny patch of blue was visible in the cloudy sky.
多云的天空中只見到一小塊兒湛藍.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
3. Bob always enjoys sailing, even though the weather is cloudy.
鮑勃總是很喜歡航行, 即使空中烏云密布.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
4. It's so cloudy and cold that it's likely to snow.