thorniness

英['θɔːni] 美['θɔːrni]
  • adj.多刺的;棘手的;痛苦的
thornily thornier thorniest thorniness
  • acer n.宏基电脑公司(主要生产个人电脑产品)
  • linn n.瀑布;溪谷;绝壁
Adjective:
  1. bristling with perplexities;

    "the thorny question of states' rights"

  2. having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.;

    "a horse with a short bristly mane"
    "bristly shrubs"
    "burred fruits"
    "setaceous whiskers"

    用作形容词 (adj.)
    1. Cacti are thorny.
      仙人掌多刺。
    2. We are discussing a thorny matter.
      我们在讨论一个棘手的问题。
    3. Race relations in the US continue to be a thorny problem.
      美国的种族关系一直是棘手的问题。
    4. Mr Armytage had to endure the sufferings of the thorny crown made by himself.
      阿米塔奇先生不得不忍受自找的痛苦的折磨。