churlish

英['tʃɜːlɪʃ] 美
  • adj. 没有礼貌的;脾气暴躁的

词态变化


副词: churlishly;名词: churlishness;

助记提示


1. 人名Carl, Charles 的意思是“男人,丈夫(man, husband)”,与 Carl, Charles 同源的churl 在古英语里指“男人,丈夫,下层自由民,农民”,有意思的是,corn “谷物”也属于同源,Carl, Charles,corn 的共同特点是“成熟”。

英文词源


churlish (adj.)
late Old English cierlisc "of or pertaining to churls," from churl + -ish. Meaning "deliberately rude" is late 14c. Related: Churlishly; churlishness.

双语例句


1. The room was so lovely it seemed churlish to argue.
房间太漂亮了,要是再争辩的话就会显得很无礼。

来自柯林斯例句

2. She would think him churlish if he refused.
他要是拒绝的话,她就会认为他不够友好。

来自柯林斯例句

3. It would be churlish to refuse such a generous offer.
拒绝这样一个慷慨的提议未免失礼。

来自《权威词典》

4. He would not offer a churlish roof to his visitors.
他十分小气,连住宿都不愿给来访者安排.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. She offered them cups of tea and It'seemed churlish to refuse.
她不停给他们倒茶,回绝的话又好像没礼貌.

来自《简明英汉词典》