dastardly的意思

dastardly

英式音标['dæstɚdli]
美式英标['dæstədlɪ; 'dɑː-]

基本解释

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).

实用例句

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

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。

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