1. 1粗魯的;沒教養的。

    Boorish is the adjective, not the person. It describes rude, , uncultured behaviour: a boorish remark, boorish manners, a boorish joke. It means “like a ” — showing little feel for the people in the room. Though the old noun often pointed at men, the adjective can describe anyone’s behaviour, or a comment, or a way of speaking. It is fairly formal, and it is a real slap at someone’s manners, not a light tease. It is not a of boring (“dull, not interesting”), even though the two can look alike on the page.

core核心畫面

組成boor + -ish (“like a …”).

同家族的字

  • boorthe noun this adjective is built from
  • boorishlythe adverb: in a boorish way

原始詞典資料1 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,摘錄並精簡格式,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

boorishadj/ˈbʊəɹɪʃ/

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    Behaving as a boor; rough in manners.

    • May Week. . . . As in every year, that infamous week was dragging its boorish heels with remarkable infestivity.
    • I don't suppose it's remotely possible that you are boorish and dickly, is it?

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