dastardly


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。
来自柯林斯例句
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。
来自《权威词典》

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