doughty

a. 强悍的, 勇敢的, 刚强的

发音

UK /ˈdaʊti/
US /ˈdaʊti/
US /-ɾi/
CA /ˈdʌʊ̯ɾi/

词形变化

doughties 复数 doughties doughtier 比较级 doughtier doughtiest more doughty 比较级 doughtiest 最高级 most doughty 最高级

别名

doubty

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A person who is bold or brave.

    古体 罕用
adj.
  1. 1.

    Bold; brave, courageous.

    古体 文学

词源

The adjective is derived from Middle English doughty (“brave, bold, valiant”), from Old English dohtiġ, dyhtiġ (“competent, good, strong, valiant”), from Proto-West Germanic *duhtīg. The English word may be analysed as dought + -y, and is cognate with Danish dygtig (“virtuous, proficient”), Dutch duchtig (“severe, strict”), German tüchtig (“capable, competent, efficient; big; hard”), Icelandic dygðugur (“virtuous, stable”), Scots douchty, douchtie (“bold, valiant”), Swedish duktig (“efficient; good; capable, clever, smart”). The noun is derived from the adjective.

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