dour

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a. 阴沉的, 严厉的, 顽强的

发音

UK /ˈdʊə/
其它
UK /ˈdaʊə/
US /ˈdʊɹ/
US /ˈdaʊɚ/
US /ˈdaʊ.ɚ/
SCOT /ˈdur/

词形变化

dours 复数 dours dourer 比较级 dourer dourest more dour 比较级 dourest 最高级 most dour 最高级

教材释义与例句

形容词

严厉的；顽强的；阴沉的；不爱讲话的

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Alternative form of daur.

adj.
  1. 1.

    Stern, harsh and forbidding.

  2. 2.

    Unyielding and obstinate.

  3. 3.

    Expressing gloom or melancholy.

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 10

dark sour grim moody persistent glum tenacious forbidding sullen dogged

近义相关 5

stubborn unpleasant obstinate ill-natured unregenerate

词源

Borrowed from Scots dour, possibly from Latin dūrus (“hard, stern”), via Middle Irish dúr. Compare French dur, Catalan dur, Italian duro, Portuguese duro, Romanian dur, Spanish duro. Doublet of dure.

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