grizzled
grizzled 英 [ˈgrɪzld] 美 [ˈɡrɪzəld]
adj. 灰色的；头发斑白的 v. 变成灰色；发脾气（grizzle的过去分词）
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- adj. 灰色的；头发斑白的
- v. 变成灰色；发脾气（grizzle的过去分词）
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1. We want to have a free election, " one grizzled -- and illiterate -- warrior told me.
我们想来一场自由选举，”一位头发灰白、不识字的阿富汗人告诉我。
- 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.
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