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Unruly describes people, especially children or crowds, who are hard to control, don't follow rules, and behave in a wild or badly-behaved way — 'unruly students' or 'an unruly crowd.' It can also describe hair that won't stay neat and tidy, in a lighter, non-serious way — 'unruly hair.'
難以管教的、失控的;(頭髮)亂翹的
組成un- (not) + rule + -y. Something 'not able to be ruled or controlled.'
同家族的字
- ruleshares the root 'rule', meaning control or a law to follow
原始詞典資料1 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,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。
unrulyadj/ʌnˈɹuːli/
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Wild; uncontrolled.
- The police gathered to contain the unruly mob.
- Unruly boys who will not grow up / Must be taken in hand / Unruly girls who will not settle down / They must be taken in hand
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。