grey: [OE] Grey is an ancient colour term, traceable back all the way to a prehistoric Indo- European *ghrēghwos. From this was descended West and North Germanic *gr?waz, which produced German grau, Dutch grauw, Swedish gr?, and Danish graa as well as English grey. The distinction in spelling between British grey and American gray is a comparatively recent one. Dr Johnson in his Dictionary 1755 gave gray as the main form, and even into the early 20th century it was still quite common in Britain (The Times used it, for instance). Nor is grey by any means unknown in America.
grey
see gray.
雙語例句
1. I undid the bottom two buttons of my yellow and grey shirt.
我解開了自己黃灰相間的襯衫上最下面的兩個紐扣。
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2. He was a tall, thin man with grey hair.
他是個瘦高個，頭發(fā)灰白。
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3. At one point last week shares in the grey market touched 230p.
上周，灰市上的股票價(jià)格一度高達(dá)230便士。
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4. Grey took every opportunity to lambast Thompson and his organization.
格雷不放過任何一個炮轟湯普森及其組織的機(jī)會。
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5. His grey jersey and trousers were sodden with the rain.