Word · Frequency #20413
churlish
粗鲁的；无礼的
Rude, surly, or ungracious; bad-mannered.
- 1.
Of or pertaining to a serf, peasant, or rustic.
农奴的、农民的或乡下人的；与他们相关的。
- 2.
Rude, surly, ungracious.
粗鲁的、脾气坏的、无礼的。
- 3.
Stingy or grudging.
吝啬的或勉强的。
- 4.
Difficult to till, lacking pliancy; unmanageable.
难以耕作的,缺乏柔韧性；难对付的。
吝啬的；小气的；农奴的；乡下人的；（土地）难耕的；板结的；农奴的、农民的或乡下人的；与他们相关的。；粗鲁的、脾气坏的、无礼的。
In use
His churlish refusal to help anyone made him unpopular at work.
The customer's churlish comments offended the staff.
It's churlish to complain when you've received so much help.
be churlish
系表结构，常用来描述人或其言行粗鲁无礼。
His tone was churlish.
他的语气很无礼。
It is churlish of [someone] to [do something]
这个句型用于批评某人的行为，语气较正式。
It was churlish of him not to thank the host.
他没有感谢主人，很失礼。
be churlish to [someone]
churlish 后接 to 引出对象，表示对某人无礼。
Don't be churlish to your colleagues.
Connections
Collocations
- churlish behavior
- 粗鲁无礼的行为
- His churlish behavior at the dinner party embarrassed everyone.他在晚宴上粗鲁无礼的行为让所有人都难堪。
- churlish remark
- 无礼的话
- She made a churlish remark about his cooking.她对他的厨艺说了粗鲁无礼的话。
- churlish refusal
- 无礼的拒绝
- The invitation was met with a churlish refusal.这份邀请遭到了无礼的拒绝。
- churlish manner
- 粗鲁的态度
- The clerk answered in a churlish manner.那名店员以粗鲁的态度回答。
- churlish to someone
- 对某人粗鲁无礼
- Don't be churlish to your hosts.不要对主人无礼。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一个叫Churl的乡下人，态度粗鲁又小气，所以churlish=无礼、吝啬。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、literary prose、critical reviews 现代英语中，churlish 通常指“粗鲁无礼的”，多用于正式或书面语，如文学批评或正式评论，形容待人接物不大方、不客气；较旧的“农奴的”等含义很少用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Only girlish /ˈɡəːlɪʃ/ rhymes with churlish: it shares the stressed vowel /əː/ and the ending /lɪʃ/. Beware lookalikes that sound different: foolish /ˈfuːlɪʃ/ and childish /ˈtʃaɪldɪʃ/ end in -ish but have different vowels; burly /ˈbəːli/ and surly /ˈsəːli/ end in /li/, not /lɪʃ/; churl /tʃəːl/ shares the initial chur- but is one syllable and lacks the -ish ending.
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