dour
adj.(形容词)
dour.er,dour.est
Marked by sternness or harshness; forbidding:
严厉的,冷酷的;禁止的:
例句:
a dour, self-sacrificing life.
严酷的、自我牺牲式的生活
Silently ill-humored; gloomy:
阴郁的;闷闷不乐的:
例句:
the proverbially dour New England Puritan.See Synonyms at glum
一个抑郁的新英格兰清教徒参见 glum
Sternly obstinate; unyielding:
固执的;顽强不屈的:
例句:
a dour determination.
固执的决定
来源:
Middle English
中古英语
possibly from Middle Irish dúr
可能源自 中古爱尔兰语 dúr
probably from Latin dôrus [hard] * see deru-
可能源自 拉丁语 dôrus [固执] *参见 deru-
【引伸】
dour.ly
adv.(副词)
dour.ness
n.(名词)