gory

/ˈɡɔːri/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈɡɔːri/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈgȯr-ē/ (ame, mw)

gory — adjective

  • gorypositive
  • goriercomparative
  • goriestsuperlative

1. showing or describing a lot of blood and violent actions, in a way that is inten

1.形容詞B2
釋義

showing or describing a lot of blood and violent actions, in a way that is intended to shock or frighten — used especially about horror films, crime reports, or battle scenes.

例句

Mei-Lin covered her eyes during the gory murder scene in the horror film.

collocation: gory murder scene

The article included such gory details that the editor removed them before publishing.

collocation: gory details

同義詞
  • bloody

    more general and common; 'gory' adds a sense of shocking or disgusting detail

  • gruesome

    focuses on the shocking, repulsive aspect; 'gory' emphasises visible blood

  • graphic

    broader — can describe explicit sex, language, or violence; 'gory' is specific to blood and injury

反義詞
  • tame

    mild, not shocking; a tame film has no violence or blood

  • sanitised

    has had the violent or bloody parts removed or softened

文法句型

gory + noun (scene / movie / detail / story)

常見錯誤

❌The battle was gory because it was long.
✅The battle was gory because the descriptions showed every wound in detail.
💡'gory' emphasises visible blood and violent imagery, not duration or intensity of the event itself.
❌He told a gory joke.
✅He told a gruesome joke.
💡'gory' is for physical blood and violence, not for morally shocking or unpleasant humour.

2. physically covered or stained with blood, especially as a result of injury or vi

2.形容詞B2
釋義

physically covered or stained with blood, especially as a result of injury or violence — describes a person, body part, or object that has blood on its surface.

例句

The nurse gently cleaned the gory wound on the patient's arm before bandaging it.

collocation: gory wound

Kenji stumbled into the kitchen with a gory face, and his mother grabbed the first-aid kit.

collocation: gory face

同義詞
  • bloody

    much more common and neutral; 'gory' feels more vivid and informal

  • blood-soaked

    stronger — suggests the blood has soaked deep into fabric or bandages; 'gory' is more about visible surface blood

  • bloodstained

    neutral, often for dried marks; 'gory' implies wet, fresh, or smeared blood

反義詞
  • clean

    free of dirt or blood

  • spotless

    completely clean, with no stains of any kind

文法句型

gory + noun (hands / face / clothes)

be + gory

用法筆記

Frequently describes visible, wet blood on a surface rather than traces or dried stains. More common in fiction and informal speech than in medical writing — doctors are more likely to say 'blood-soaked' or 'haemorrhaging'.

常見錯誤

❌His gory shirt had a small coffee stain.
✅His gory shirt was soaked red from the nosebleed.
💡'gory' implies a notable amount of blood, not just any mark or stain.
❌The meat was gory on the kitchen counter.
✅The meat was bloody on the kitchen counter.
💡'gory' is typically used for living beings or body parts, not raw meat.