dastardly

英 ['dæstədlɪ; 'dɑː-] 美 ['dæstɚdli]
  • adj. 卑鄙的;懦弱的

中文词源


dastardly 邪恶残忍的

dast, 发晕,笨,daze的过去分词。-ard, 贬义后缀,人。原义为愚笨的,懦弱的,后用来指可鄙的,邪恶的。

英文词源


dastardly (adj.)
1560s, "showing despicable cowardice," originally "dull," from Middle English dastard + -ly (1).

双语例句


1. He described the killing as a dastardly act.
他把这起谋杀称为极其卑劣的行为。

来自柯林斯例句

2. My first part was Captain O'Hagarty, a dastardly villain in a children's play.
我演的第一个角色是奥哈格蒂船长,一部儿童剧中的恶棍。

来自《权威词典》

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