dastardly

形容词 adj. 副词 adv.
中文释义
英 /ˈdɑːstədli/|/ˈdæstədli/    美 /ˈdæstɚdli/

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  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.
副词 adv.
  1. In a cowardly or treacherous fashion.

词形变化

dastardlier comparative dastardliest superlative

词汇关系

衍生词
dastardliness

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
English dastard
Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der.
Proto-Germanic *līkąder.
Proto-Germanic *-līkaz
Proto-West Germanic *-līk
Old English -līċ
Middle English -ly
English -ly
English dastardly
From dastard + -ly.
词源 2
Etymology tree
English dastard
Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der.
Proto-Germanic *līkąder.
Proto-Germanic *-līkaz
Proto-West Germanic *-līk
Old English -līċ
Middle English -ly
English -ly
English dastardly
From dastard + -ly.
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