Dour
['dʊə;'daʊə] or ['daʊr]
解釋/意思:
(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 .
錄入:沃尔特--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(a.) Hard; inflexible; obstinate; sour in aspect; hardy; bold.
艾利森手打
解釋/意思:
adj. (Scot.) obstinate: bold.
戈登編輯
例句/造句/用法:
- He held my friend's card in his hand, and he looked up with no very pleased expression upon his dour features. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歸來記.
- Thornton's as dour as a door-nail; an obstinate chap, every inch on him,--th' oud bulldog! 伊莉莎白·蓋斯凱爾. 南方與北方.
- 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. 雪麗.
錄入:库尔特