单词 | hardy |
释义 | Word Frequency hardy 1(ˈhɑːdɪ) adjectiveWord forms: -dier or -diest 1. having or demanding a tough constitution; robust 2. bold; courageous 3. foolhardy; rash 4. (of plants) able to live out of doors throughout the winter Word origin C13: from Old French hardi bold, past participle of hardir to become bold, of Germanic origin; compare Old English hierdan to harden1, Old Norse hertha, Old High German hertenWord Frequency hardy 2(ˈhɑːdɪ) nounWord forms: plural -dies any blacksmith's tool made with a square shank so that it can be lodged in a square hole in an anvil Word origin C19: probably from hardWord Frequency Hardy(ˈhɑːdɪ) noun 1. Oliver. See Laurel and Hardy 2. Thomas. 1840–1928, British novelist and poet. Most of his novels are set in his native Dorset (part of his fictional Wessex) and include Far from the Madding Crowd (1874), The Return of the Native (1878), The Mayor of Casterbridge (1886), Tess of the d'Urbervilles (1891), and Jude the Obscure (1895), after which his work consisted chiefly of verse 3. Sir Thomas Masterman. 1769–1839, British naval officer, flag captain under Nelson (1799–1805): 1st Sea Lord (1830) |
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