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dour AHD[d‹r, dour] D.J.[dʊə, daʊə]K.K.[dʊr, daʊr]adj.(形容词)dour.er, dour.est - Marked by sternness or harshness; forbidding:严厉的,冷酷的;禁止的: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: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:a dour determination.固执的决定
- 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 dūrus [hard] * see deru- 可能源自 拉丁语 dūrus [固执] * 参见 deru-
dourʹly adv.(副词)dourʹness n.(名词) |