| 单词 | aloof |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [ə'lu:f] |
| 解释 | a.冷淡的，疏远的 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 adj. 冷淡的,疏远的(cool and remote in manner);不参加的(take no part in sth) 【考】 politic : offend / aloof : associate(有策略的不会冒犯/ 冷淡的不会联合)反义词: gregarious(合群的) 【同】 派生词: aloofness (n.孤零零,冷淡) 【例】 I find her very aloof and unfriendly. |
| 字源 | aloof (adj.) 1530s, from a- (1) + Middle English loof "weather gage," also "windward direction," probably from Dutch loef (Middle Dutch lof) "the weather side of a ship." Originally a nautical order to keep the ship's head to the wind, thus to stay clear of a lee-shore or some other quarter; hence the figurative sense of "at a distance, apart" (1580s). Related: Aloofly; aloofness. |
| 不择手段背单词 | adj. 冷淡的, 疏远的(身体或感情上有距离的) = reserved = standoffish = unbending; 不参加的 【例】He held himself aloof from the others 他和其他人疏远. 【记】a与f之间有一条长长的loo路－疏远的 【类】politic: offend = aloof: associate 有策略的不会冒犯 = 冷淡的不会联合 【反】gregarious(adj 群居的); intimacy(n 亲密)－aloofness |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】音:露风, 露天在风中,不是在人群中；alone + 音：浮，一个人浮着飘着，与他人疏远；音：流放，流放到很远的与人隔绝的地方 【相关】aloft 空中，高高的,lofty 崇高的，loof luff 转舵 |
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