dire

adj. 可怕的；悲惨的；极端的

中文词源

dire 危急的

来自拉丁语dirus, 恐惧的，预兆不祥的，词源同dinosaur.

dire: dire: see dinosaur
dire (adj.): 1560s, from Latin dirus "fearful, awful, boding ill," which is of unknown origin; perhaps from Oscan and Umbrian and perhaps cognate with Greek deinos, from PIE root *dwei-.

弟弟发高烧了，全身很热、很烫，很严重！他的样子看起来很痛苦、很悲惨。2. dinosaur => Greek deinos "terrible" => dire.3. 谐音“戴尔”------在计算机领域戴尔是一个可怕的竞争对手。

2. A government split would have dire consequences for domestic peace.: 政府的分裂将会给国内和平带来严重后果。

5. There were dire warnings about the dangers of watching too much TV.: 曾经有人就看电视太多的危害性提出严重警告.