dour

• adj. 嚴厲的；頑強的；陰沉的；不愛講話的
• n. (Dour)人名；(法)杜爾

來自拉丁語durus, 硬的，詞源同endure, tree. 引申詞義冷酷的。

dour (adj.)

mid-14c., "severe," from Scottish and northern England dialect, probably from Latin durus "hard" (see endure); sense of "gloomy, sullen" is late 15c.

1. The city, drab and dour by day, is transformed at night.

這座城市白天死氣沉沉、單調乏味，晚上就完全變了樣。

來自《權威詞典》

2. No wonder he looked so dour.

難怪他看上去如此嚴厲。

來自辭典例句

3. When it comes to more mainstream services, staff are dour and unhelpful.

當談到更多的主流業務, 員工是無生氣且無用的.

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4. The person you are addressing is rather dour and matter - of - fact.

與你聯係的人相當頑固並一副公事公辦的姿態.

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5. John popped his head round the dour.

約翰突然把頭轉向了門.

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