| 单词 | surly |
| 释义 | surly (once / 1518 pages) adj Surly describes behavior nobody wants to be around. Think of the irritable old guy who lives on your street and always seems to be simmering with some sullen nasty anger, whose every utterance he spits out with a rude snarl. He's the poster boy for surly. Surly behavior is always frowned upon, but the word's origins are in the behavior of English nobility. Surly's roots are in sirly, as in sir, meaning arrogant, haughty and superior. Its current meaning implies all that and more, none of it appealing. To be rude, snotty, sullen, mean and cranky can be added to the list. Generally speaking, if you find yourself in a surly mood, avoid your friends and loved ones. WORD FAMILYsurly: surlier, surliest, surlily, surliness USAGE EXAMPLESLeigh, by contrast, was small, surly, scornful of the school and scorned by his classmates, except for Lenox. Washington Post(Dec 18, 2016) My teenager is consistently surly and rude, and says he wishes I weren’t his mother. Washington Post(Nov 23, 2016) That was an angry version of Beal, one that waved goodbye to surly Toronto point guard Kyle Lowry when Lowry fouled out. Washington Times(Nov 22, 2016) adj inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace a surly waiter Syn ugly ill-natured having an irritable and unpleasant disposition |
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