churlish

a. 粗野的

发音

UK /ˈtʃɜːlɪʃ/
US /ˈt͡ʃɝːlɪʃ/
AU

词形变化

more churlish 比较级 most churlish 最高级

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Of or pertaining to a serf, peasant, or rustic.

    […] the eloquence and truth of his tribute stands in marked contrast to Kramer's churlish caricature of Kael as a happy pig wallowing in the dirt.

  2. 2.

    Rude, surly, ungracious.

  3. 3.

    Stingy or grudging.

  4. 4.

    Difficult to till, lacking pliancy; unmanageable.

    1730–1774, Oliver Goldsmith, Introductory to Switzerland Where the bleak Swiss their stormy mansion tread, And force a churlish soil for scanty bread.

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近义相关 2

ill-natured ungracious

词源

From Middle English churlysshe, cherlissh, from late Old English ċeorlisċ, ċierlisċ (“of or pertaining to churls”), equivalent to churl + -ish.

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