释义 |
wry/rai/adj. (wryer, wryest or wrier, wriest) 1 distorted or turned to one side 扭曲的;歪斜的 2 (of a face or smile etc.) contorted in disgust, disappointment, or mockery (指面部表情或笑容等因厌恶、失望或嘲笑而)扭曲的 3 (of humour) dry and mocking (指幽默)讽刺的,嘲讽的 □ wryly adv.□ wryness n.[wry (v.) from Old English wrīgian ‘tend, incline’, in Middle English ‘deviate, swerve, contort’] |