rainy

/ˈreɪni/ (bre, ipa) · [rˈeni] /ˈreɪni/ (ame, ipa) · [rˈeni] /ˈrā-nē/ (ame, mw)

rainy — adjective

  • rainypositive
  • rainiercomparative
  • rainiestsuperlative

1. describes a period of time — such as an afternoon, a day, or a whole season — wh

1.形容詞A2
釋義

describes a period of time — such as an afternoon, a day, or a whole season — when rain falls often or heavily, sometimes continuing for hours.

例句

The rainy weather forced the children to stay inside and play board games.

collocation: rainy weather

Joon always carries an umbrella during the rainy season in Seoul.

collocation: rainy season

同義詞
  • wet

    more general; can mean damp, soaked, or covered in water, not necessarily from rain

  • drizzly

    describes light, fine rain rather than heavy or long-lasting rain

  • showery

    describes weather with short periods of rain that come and go, not steady rainfall

反義詞
  • dry

    having little or no rain; the direct opposite in weather contexts

  • sunny

    bright with sunshine; the typical contrast used in forecasts

文法句型

rainy + noun (day / season / weather / afternoon)

用法筆記

This adjective is most often placed before a noun (e.g. 'a rainy afternoon'). It describes the general character of a day or season, not the act of rain falling at a specific moment — for that, use 'raining' (e.g. 'It is raining right now').

常見錯誤

❌It's rainy now — take an umbrella.
✅It's raining now
💡take an umbrella.' — 'rainy' describes the nature of a period (a rainy week), not the immediate action of rain falling.
❌We had a raining season this year.
✅We had a rainy season this year.
💡'raining' is a verb form; use 'rainy' as the adjective before the noun.