abrupt
英[?'br?pt]
美[?'br?pt]
- adj. 生硬的；突然的；唐突的；陡峭的
詞態變化
副詞:?abruptly;名詞:?abruptness;
中文詞源
abrupt 突然
前綴ab-, 離開，斷開。詞根rupt, 斷開，見corrupt, 詞源同river, 水流沖刷。
英文詞源
- abrupt (adj.)
- 1580s, from Latin abruptus "broken off, precipitous, disconnected," past participle of abrumpere "break off," from ab- "off" (see ab-) + rumpere "break" (see rupture (n.)). Related: Abruptly; abruptness.
雙語例句
- 1. Cross was a little taken aback by her abrupt manner.
- 她魯莽的態度讓克羅斯感到有點吃驚。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Then in a tone of abrupt harshness, he added, "Open these trunks!".
- 然后他又突然厲聲說道，“把這些大箱子打開！”
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Mullins knocked me off-balance with his abrupt change of subject.
- 馬林斯突然改變話題，這讓我措手不及。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. An abrupt change of location can be disorienting.
- 地點的突然改變會令人迷失方向。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. He was abrupt to the point of rudeness.
- 他的唐突已到了無禮的地步。
來自柯林斯例句