dour

adjective

/dʊə(r)/, /ˈdaʊə(r)/

/dʊr/, /ˈdaʊər/

(of a person人) giving the impression of being unfriendly and severe 冷酷的；严厉的
- He was a dour middle-aged man.他是一个阴沉的中年人。
- He was a striking figure with a long, dour face.他是一个引人注目的人物，长着一张阴沉的脸。
- They were barely acknowledged by a dour receptionist.接待员表情冷漠，勉强算是和他们打了声招呼。
Topics Personal qualitiesc2
(of a thing, a place, or a situation事物、地方或情况) not pleasant; with no features that make it lively or interesting令人不快的；无生气的
- The city, drab and dour by day, is transformed at night.这座城市白天死气沉沉、单调乏味，晚上就完全变了样。
- The game proved to be a dour struggle, with both men determined to win.这次比赛结果成为一场恶战，因为两个人都志在必得。

词源late Middle English (originally Scots): probably from Scottish Gaelic dúr ‘dull, obstinate, stupid’, perhaps from Latin durus ‘hard’.

词汇	dour
释义	dour adjective /dʊə(r)/, /ˈdaʊə(r)/ /dʊr/, /ˈdaʊər/ (of a person人) giving the impression of being unfriendly and severe 冷酷的；严厉的 He was a dour middle-aged man.他是一个阴沉的中年人。 He was a striking figure with a long, dour face.他是一个引人注目的人物，长着一张阴沉的脸。 They were barely acknowledged by a dour receptionist.接待员表情冷漠，勉强算是和他们打了声招呼。 Topics Personal qualitiesc2 (of a thing, a place, or a situation事物、地方或情况) not pleasant; with no features that make it lively or interesting令人不快的；无生气的 The city, drab and dour by day, is transformed at night.这座城市白天死气沉沉、单调乏味，晚上就完全变了样。 The game proved to be a dour struggle, with both men determined to win.这次比赛结果成为一场恶战，因为两个人都志在必得。词源late Middle English (originally Scots): probably from Scottish Gaelic dúr ‘dull, obstinate, stupid’, perhaps from Latin durus ‘hard’.
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