"making a sullen roar" (as the wind does), Northern England dialectal variant of Scottish and dialectal whithering "rushing, whizzing, blustering," from a verb whither (late 14c.) which was used in reference to gusts of wind and coughing fits, from Old Norse *hviðra (related to Norwegian kvidra "to go quickly to and fro," Old English hwiþa "air, breeze").
Wuthering Heights is the name of Mr. Heathcliff's dwelling. 'Wuthering' being a significant provincial adjective, descriptive of the atmospheric tumult to which its station is exposed, in stormy weather. [Emily Brontë, "Wuthering Heights," 1847]
Charlotte also used forms of the word in her novels.
双语例句
1. 4,000 copies of Wuthering Heights went in two days. That's not bad going for a book that has been on the market for 145 years.
4,000册《呼啸山庄》在两天内销售一空，对于一本已经面市145年的书而言，这是一个不错的成绩。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Wuthering Heights was the goal of my proposed excursion.
呼啸小庄是我计划出游的目的地.
来自辞典例句
3. There are different opinions about the theme of Wuthering Heights.
对于《呼啸山庄》一书的主题,有着各种不同的意见.
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4. And Wuthering Heights shows a Gothic writing style, which stems from the Bible.
《呼啸山庄》表现的是一种来源于圣经的哥特式创作风格.
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5. Wuthering Heights is the name of Mr. Heathcliff's 1 dwelling.
