1580s, of uncertain origin, probably alteration of Middle English grim "dirt, filth" (early 14c.), from Middle Low German greme "dirt" or another Low German source, from Proto-Germanic *grim- "to smear" (cognates: Flemish grijm, Middle Dutch grime "soot, mask"), from PIE root *ghrei- "to rub" (see chrism). The verb was Middle English grymen (mid-15c.) but largely was replaced early 16c. by begrime.
雙語例句
1. a face covered with grime and sweat
滿是污垢和汗水的臉
來自《權威詞典》
2. His face and hands were coverd with grime from the coal dust.
他的臉和雙手都沾滿了煤灰和污垢.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
3. The war in 1939 perforce ushered in an era of more grime and drabness.
1939年的戰(zhàn)爭必然導致一個更加骯臟、更加灰暗的時代的到來。
來自柯林斯例句
4. Kelly got the grime off his hands before rejoining her in the kitchen.