Word · Frequency #20312
grisliest
可怕的；令人毛骨悚然的
grisliest is the superlative of grisly.
shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
- 1.
Horrifyingly repellent; gruesome, terrifying.
令人毛骨悚然的；可怕的
令人毛骨悚然的；可怕的；可怕的；厉害的；令人畏惧的
In use
The detective described the grisly details of the crime at the press conference.
She read a grisly article about the accident and felt sick.
The horror film has some of the grisliest scenes I have ever seen.
grisly + noun
用于修饰名词，表示极其恐怖或令人不安。
The detective described the grisly murder scene.
侦探描述了那可怕的谋杀现场。
be grisly
作表语，描述主语令人恐惧。
The details of the accident were grisly.
事故的细节令人毛骨悚然。
find something grisly
用于表达主观感受。
Many viewers found the horror movie too grisly to watch.
许多观众觉得那部恐怖电影太可怕，不敢看。
Common mistakes
I saw a grisly bear in the forest.I saw a grizzly bear in the forest.
将“grisly”（可怕的）与“grizzly”（灰熊/带灰色的）混淆。描述熊的种类时应用“grizzly”，而“grisly”意为“恐怖的”。
The steak was grisly and hard to chew.The steak was gristly and hard to chew.
将“grisly”（可怕的）与“gristly”（软骨多的）混淆。形容肉多筋难嚼时应用“gristly”，而“grisly”指“令人恐惧的”。
Connections
Collocations
- grisly murder
- 骇人听闻的谋杀
- The police are investigating a grisly murder in the downtown area.警方正在调查市中心的一起骇人听闻的谋杀案。
- grisly scene
- 恐怖的场面
- The firefighters were shocked by the grisly scene.消防员被那恐怖的场面震惊了。
- grisly discovery
- 可怕的发现
- The hikers made a grisly discovery in the woods.徒步者在树林里有了一个可怕的发现。
- grisly details
- 令人毛骨悚然的细节
- The news report spared no grisly details of the incident.新闻报道没有回避事件的可怕细节。
- grisly remains
- 可怕的遗骸
- The archaeologists uncovered grisly remains beneath the chapel.考古学家在小教堂下面发现了可怕的遗骸。
- grisly sight
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：grisly与grizzly(灰熊)同音，灰熊撕裂猎物的血腥场面令人毛骨悚然，故grisly意为可怕的。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：crime reports、horror fiction、news stories 该词属于中性偏书面，通常用于新闻报道或文学描写中，多出现在犯罪、恐怖等严肃或惊悚语境；日常口语中很少使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 /ˈɡrɪzli/ 同音：grizzly；押韵：drizzly。注意 gristly 和 bristly 形似，但读 /ˈɡrɪsli/、/ˈbrɪsli/（/s/ 而非 /z/）。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.