dour
英 ['d??; 'da??]
美['da?r]
- adj. 嚴厲的；頑強的；陰沉的；不愛講話的
- n. (Dour)人名；(法)杜爾
低頻詞GRE擴展詞匯
詞態變化
副詞:?dourly;
中文詞源
dour 冷酷的
來自拉丁語durus, 硬的，詞源同endure, tree. 引申詞義冷酷的。
英文詞源
- dour (adj.)
- mid-14c., "severe," from Scottish and northern England dialect, probably from Latin durus "hard" (see endure); sense of "gloomy, sullen" is late 15c.
雙語例句
- 1. The city, drab and dour by day, is transformed at night.
- 這座城市白天死氣沉沉、單調乏味，晚上就完全變了樣。
來自《權威詞典》
- 2. No wonder he looked so dour.
- 難怪他看上去如此嚴厲。
來自辭典例句
- 3. When it comes to more mainstream services, staff are dour and unhelpful.
- 當談到更多的主流業務, 員工是無生氣且無用的.
來自互聯網
- 4. The person you are addressing is rather dour and matter - of - fact.
- 與你聯系的人相當頑固并一副公事公辦的姿態.
來自互聯網
- 5. John popped his head round the dour.
- 約翰突然把頭轉向了門.
來自互聯網