abrupt
adjective /əˈbrʌpt/
/əˈbrʌpt/
- sudden and unexpected, often in an unpleasant way
突然的;意外的 - an abrupt change/halt/departure
突然改变;骤然停顿;突然离去 - The accident brought his career to an abrupt end.
那起事故使他的职业生涯突然结束了。
- His abrupt departure made me think I had done something to upset him.
他突然离去,让我觉得自己惹他生气了。 - The abrupt change of subject disconcerted her.
话题突然改变令她摸不着头脑。
- an abrupt change/halt/departure
- speaking or acting in a way that seems rude and unfriendly; not taking time to say more than is necessary
synonym brusque, curt(言语、行为)粗鲁的,莽撞的,唐突的;生硬的 - an abrupt manner
唐突的举止 - He indicated Isabel with an abrupt movement of his head.
他晃了一下脑袋,头指向伊莎贝尔。 - abrupt with somebody She was very abrupt with me in our meeting.
我们会面时,她跟我说话非常生硬。
- an abrupt manner
词源late 16th cent.: from Latin abruptus ‘broken off, steep’, past participle of abrumpere, from ab- ‘away, from’ + rumpere ‘break’.