| 释义 |
dure
I. \ˈd(y)u̇(ə)r\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English duren, from Old French durer, from Latin durare to last, endure, probably from durare to harden, from durus hard
intransitive verb
archaic : endure
transitive verb
obsolete : sustain, endure
II. adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French dur, from Latin durus hard, rough; perhaps akin to Sanskrit dāruṇa hard, rough, dāru wood — more at tree
archaic : hard, severe
< the winter is severe, and life is dure, and rude — W.H.Russell > |