far cry

英语

词源

指的是在苏格兰宗族之间互送的使者和传话人。

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名词

far cry (複數 far cries)

1. (俗語，常用于短语“a far cry from”) 很大的差距，很大的区别

   Life in the big city was a far cry from his upbringing on a quiet, small farm.

   大城市里的生活与他在安静的小农场有天壤之别。

   • 1951 July，Richard D. Reekie，“Critical Analysis of Recent Advances in Gynecology”, in Northwest Medicine，卷 50, 期 7, Portland, Ore.: Northwest Medical Publishing Association，頁 508:

     The perineometer of Kagele was unheard of and the hormonology of today is a far cry from the rather crude and relatively weak hormones available in the early and mid-thirties.

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   • 2019年5月19日，Alex McLevy，“The final Game Of Thrones brings a pensive but simple meditation about stories (newbies)”, in The A.V. Club‎^[1]:

     Brienne intervenes in the story of Jaime Lannister, adding to his legend with the exploits she believes paint the picture of him that deserves to live on. Her words are a far cry from those Jaime used to describe himself at their last encounter, instead recounting his deeds and ending with the simple, “He died protecting his queen,” a sentence that belies the complicated mix of nobility and tragedy entwined in his actions.

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   • 2020年12月2日，Paul Bigland，“My weirdest and wackiest Rover yet”, in Rail，頁 65:

     It's a far cry from a previous trip on a Class 150, where the set wheezed and vibrated so much as it staggered up Dainton Bank that I thought it was going to shake itself to bits!

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副词

far cry (無比較級)

1. 非常，得多

   a far cry taller

   高得多

参考资料

• “be a far cry from”，Lexico，Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press，2019–present年.