grizzled

• adj. 灰色的；頭發(fā)斑白的
• v. 變成灰色；發(fā)脾氣（grizzle的過去分詞）

詞源同gray, 灰白色。

grizzled (adj.)

"gray in color," late 14c., griseld, a past participle adjective formation from the noun grizzle "gray-haired old man" (early 14c. as a surname, Grissel); see grizzle (adj.). Or else from Old French grisel "gray," diminutive of gris "gray," from a Frankish or other Germanic source (such as Old High German gris "gray;" see gray (adj.). The -zz- spelling is early 15c. As a verb, grizzle "to grow gray; to make gray" is not attested before 18c.

1. He was an old man with grey, grizzled hair.

他是一位頭發(fā)花白的老人。

來自柯林斯例句

2. They were odd and grizzled or wrinkled storekeepers.

他們是一些古里古怪,頭發(fā)花白,滿臉皺紋的雜貨店老板.

來自辭典例句

3. The old dog had a grizzled muzzle.

那條老狗的口鼻部分有灰斑.

來自辭典例句

4. He scratched his grizzled poll.

他抓了抓他那頭發(fā)花白的腦袋.

來自辭典例句

5. Before anyone could rebuke him, his grizzled head went up sharply and he rose swiftly.

誰也還沒來得及斥責他, 只見他把披著灰發(fā)的頭一場,猛地站了起來.

來自飄（部分）