flinty


adj. 坚硬的;燧石似的;坚定不移的

英文词源

flinty (adj.)
1530s, "hard-hearted;" 1540s, "hard, impenetrable as flint," from flint + -y (2). Literal sense of "resembling flint" is from 1640s. Related: Flintily; flintiness.

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1. Courage and insight, action, motion are flinty , arrogant, sharp, fight.
胆识 、 行动 、 运动、强硬 、 霸气 、 尖锐 、 争斗.
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2. EXAMPLE : The flinty old accountant in our company never smiles.
我们公司冷漠的老会计从来不笑.
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3. Flinty Miss Manners does not recognize any holidays from etiquette.
严肃的礼仪小姐可是从来不休假的.
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4. He nourished him with honey from the rock, and with oil from the flinty crag.
又使他从磐石中咂蜜,从坚石中吸油.
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5. He looks like he could piss ice water . He appraises the newcomers with flinty eyes.
他看起来冷若冰霜,用冷酷的眼神打量着新犯.
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