late 13c., "flaming, full of fire," from Middle English fier "fire" (see fire (n.)) + -y (2). The spelling is a relic of one of the attempts to render Old English "y" in fyr in a changing system of vowel sounds. Other Middle English spellings include firi, furi, fuiri, vuiri, feri. From c. 1400 as "blazing red." Of persons, from late 14c. Related: Fieriness. As adjectives Old English had fyrbære "fiery, fire-bearing;" fyren "of fire, fiery, on fire;" fyrenful; fyrhat "hot as fire."
双语例句
1. A helicopter crashed in a fiery explosion in Vallejo.
一架直升机在瓦列霍爆炸起火并坠毁。
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2. The fiery right-wing leader toned down his militant statements after the meeting.
言辞激烈的右翼领袖在会后收敛了他的好战言论。
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3. The song is a fiery mix of twanging guitar with relentless drumming.
那是一首夹杂着撩拨的吉他声和密集的鼓点的激情四射的歌曲。
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4. Both women have dramatic dark looks and, reputedly, fiery temperaments.
两个女人都皮肤黝黑，据说，脾气也很火暴。
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5. He's got that fiery temper which scares the whatsit out of everybody.
