Dour
['dʊə;'daʊə] or ['daʊr]
解释:
(adj.) harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance; 'a dour, self-sacrificing life'; 'a forbidding scowl'; 'a grim man loving duty more than humanity'; 'undoubtedly the grimmest part of him was his iron claw'- J.M.Barrie .
录入:沃尔特--From WordNet
解释:
(a.) Hard; inflexible; obstinate; sour in aspect; hardy; bold.
艾利森手打
解释:
adj. (Scot.) obstinate: bold.
戈登编辑
例句:
- He held my friend's card in his hand, and he looked up with no very pleased expression upon his dour features. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
- Thornton's as dour as a door-nail; an obstinate chap, every inch on him,--th' oud bulldog! 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
- The boy had naturally a low, plaintive voice, which in his dour moods rose scarcely above a lady's whisper. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
录入:库尔特