Churlish
['tʃɜːlɪʃ]
解釋/意思:
(adj.) having a bad disposition; surly; 'churlish as a bear'- Shakespeare .
(adj.) rude and boorish .
校對:威拉德--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(a.) Like a churl; rude; cross-grained; ungracious; surly; illiberal; niggardly.
(a.) Wanting pliancy; unmanageable; unyielding; not easily wrought; as, a churlish soil; the churlish and intractable nature of some minerals.
校對:朱莉娅
同義詞及近義詞：
a. [1]. Rude, harsh, BRUSQUE, uncivil, impolite, rough, brutal, surly, cynical, snarling, snappish, waspish.[2]. Crabbed, morose, sullen, ill-tempered.[3]. Niggardly, miserly, close, close-fisted, sordid, penurious, stingy, mean, mercenary, avaricious, illiberal.
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同義詞及反義詞：
SYN:Illiberal, niggardly, inhospitable, unsociable, unneighborly
ANT:Liberal, bountiful, hospitable_neighborly, sociable
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例句/造句/用法:
- Brambles, though churlish when handled, are kindly shelter in early winter, being the latest of the deciduous bushes to lose their leaves. 湯瑪斯·哈代. 還鄉.
- Only, I needn't be churlish to her, need I? 大衛·赫伯特·勞倫斯. 戀愛中的女人.
- Annoyed at the churlish rebuff, I turned my back and walked home. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯回憶錄.
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