dour
dour[ˈdʊə, ˈdaʊə]adjective- relentlessly severe, stern, or gloomy in manner or appearance
(举止或表情)严厉的,阴郁的
a hard, dour, humourless fanatic.
一个强硬、阴郁、毫无幽默感的狂热分子。
派生dourlyadverbdournessnoun语源- late Middle English (originally Scots): probably from Scottish Gaelic dúr 'dull, obstinate, stupid', perhaps from Latin durus 'hard'
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