Word · Frequency #41631
arrant
完全的;十足的;彻头彻尾的
核心释义
utter; complete; without qualification
- 1.
毫无保留地;非正式用作(通常是贬义的)强调词
without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers
毫无保留地;非正式用作(通常是贬义的)强调词;声名狼藉的;极恶的;完全的
用法In use
His excuse was arrant nonsense from beginning to end.
用法提示:arrant 作形容词,修饰 nonsense,意为“彻头彻尾的”,加强贬义。
She called the rumor an arrant lie and refused to discuss it further.
用法提示:arrant 是形容词,放在名词 lie 前,表示“十足的、彻头彻尾的”。
Only an arrant fool would trust such a stranger without any evidence.
用法提示:arrant 作形容词,修饰 fool,表示“完全的,十足的”,带有贬义。
arrant + [pejorative abstract noun]
arrant 用于加强贬义抽象名词的语气,意为“彻底的、十足的”。
That's arrant nonsense.
那是彻头彻尾的胡扯。
arrant + [pejorative noun for a person]
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