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-
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dour.ly
adv.(副词)dour.ness
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