churlish
英 ['t???l??]
美
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.
雙語例句
- 1. The room was so lovely it seemed churlish to argue.
- 房間太漂亮了，要是再爭辯的話就會顯得很無禮。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. She would think him churlish if he refused.
- 他要是拒絕的話，她就會認(rèn)為他不夠友好。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. It would be churlish to refuse such a generous offer.
- 拒絕這樣一個慷慨的提議未免失禮。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 4. He would not offer a churlish roof to his visitors.
- 他十分小氣,連住宿都不愿給來訪者安排.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. She offered them cups of tea and It'seemed churlish to refuse.
- 她不停給他們倒茶,回絕的話又好像沒禮貌.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》