| 单词 | surly |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['sə:li] |
| 解释 | a.脾气暴躁的；阴沉的 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 adj.脾气暴躁的(bad- tempered)；阴沉的(menacing or threatening) 【记】 sur(=sir先生)+ly→ 像高高在上的先生一般 【例】 a surly old man/surly weather |
| 字源 | surly (adj.) 1570s, "haughty, imperious," alteration of Middle English sirly "lordly, imperious" (14c.), literally "like a sir," from sir + -ly (1). The meaning "rude, gruff" is first attested 1660s. For sense development, compare lordly, and German herrisch "domineering, imperious," from Herr "master, lord." Related: Surliness. |
| 不择手段背单词 | adj. 脾气暴躁的 = gruff = domineering 【记】sur = sir, ly－像先生一般高高在上的－脾气暴躁的 |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】源自sir，先生，贵族，象贵族老爷一样傲慢 |
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