- 1卑鄙的、惡毒的（帶點舊小說、卡通壞人的味道，不是新聞裡會用的嚴肅詞）
Dastardly means very cruel or evil — but with a stage-villain flavour. Old adventure stories and cartoons love dastardly deeds, dastardly plots, a dastardly villain. Adults still use it, often with a raised , half joking, as if they are quoting a film. It is not the word you would pick for a serious news report about real harm; it sounds too theatrical, almost comic. The tone is “wicked in a storybook way,” not a calm legal word.
組成From dastard (an old word for a cowardly, contemptible person) + -ly.
同家族的字
- dastardthe old noun this adjective is built from
原始詞典資料3 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
dastardlyadj/ˈdɑːstədli/
- 1
In the manner of a dastard; marked by cowardice; pusillanimous.
- I ask that the Congress declare, that since the unprovoked and dastardly attack by Japan on Sunday, December 7th, 1941, a state of war has existed between the United States and the Japanese Empire.
- 2
Treacherous; given to backstabbing.
dastardlyadv/ˈdɑːstədli/
- 1
In a cowardly or treacherous fashion.
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