churlish
英 ['t???l??]
美
- adj. 沒(méi)有禮貌的；脾氣暴躁的
暢通詞匯TEM8
詞態(tài)變化
副詞:?churlishly;名詞:?churlishness;
助記提示
1. 人名Carl, Charles 的意思是“男人，丈夫（man, husband）”，與 Carl, Charles 同源的churl 在古英語(yǔ)里指“男人，丈夫，下層自由民，農(nóng)民”，有意思的是，corn “谷物”也屬于同源，Carl, Charles，corn 的共同特點(diǎn)是“成熟”。
英文詞源
- churlish (adj.)
- late Old English cierlisc "of or pertaining to churls," from churl + -ish. Meaning "deliberately rude" is late 14c. Related: Churlishly; churlishness.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. The room was so lovely it seemed churlish to argue.
- 房間太漂亮了，要是再爭(zhēng)辯的話就會(huì)顯得很無(wú)禮。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. She would think him churlish if he refused.
- 他要是拒絕的話，她就會(huì)認(rèn)為他不夠友好。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 3. It would be churlish to refuse such a generous offer.
- 拒絕這樣一個(gè)慷慨的提議未免失禮。
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 4. He would not offer a churlish roof to his visitors.
- 他十分小氣,連住宿都不愿給來(lái)訪者安排.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 5. She offered them cups of tea and It'seemed churlish to refuse.
- 她不停給他們倒茶,回絕的話又好像沒(méi)禮貌.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》