dour
【严厉的,阴郁的、愁眉苦脸的】
单词:dour
🔹 发音:
- 美式发音:[daʊr] (/daʊr/)
- 英式发音:[daʊə(r)] (/daʊə(r)/)
1. 词性 & 释义
形容词 (adjective)
dour 用来形容某人或某物表现出严厉、不友好或阴郁的态度或气质,通常意味着固执或显得不易接近、冷漠。
- 主要含义:
- 严厉的:表示某人态度严肃、苛刻或无情。
- 阴郁的、愁眉苦脸的:指某人表情冷淡或沮丧。
- 不愉快的、没有情感温暖的:用于形容氛围或事物缺乏活力、显得沉闷。
例句:
- His dour expression made it clear that he was not pleased with the decision.
(他严肃的表情表明他对这个决定并不满意。) - The teacher's dour demeanor made the students feel nervous.
(老师严厉的态度让学生们感到紧张。) - The weather was dour, with clouds hanging low in the sky.
(天气阴郁,天空中乌云密布。)
2. 相关词汇
- stern:形容词,指严格或严肃,类似于 "dour"。
- grim:形容词,指不幸或让人感到不安、沮丧的事物,带有类似的阴郁情绪。
3. 近义词对比
单词 | 含义 | 例句 |
---|---|---|
stern | 严厉的,通常指严肃或不容忍的态度 | The stern teacher told the students to be quiet. |
grim | 阴郁的,指令人不安或令人沮丧的情绪 | The news of the disaster was grim. |
forbidding | 让人畏惧的,通常指外表或气氛不友好、难以接近 | The forbidding look on his face made me hesitant to approach him. |
4. 例句
- The dour man never smiled and rarely spoke to anyone.
(这个严厉的男人从不微笑,也很少与人交谈。) - The dour mood in the office was lifted when the good news arrived.
(办公室中的阴郁气氛在好消息传来时得以缓解。)
5. 总结
- dour 形容人或物具有严厉、冷淡、阴郁的特征,通常用来描述不愉快、缺乏情感温暖的情境。
- 它常用于描述表情或态度严厉的人,也可以用于描述环境或气氛。