standoffish

形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /stænˈdɒf.ɪʃ/|/stænˈdɔː.fɪʃ/    美 /stænˈdɔ.fɪʃ/

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Aloof; reserved; unsociable and unfriendly.
    — He was stand-offish with the other agents. They on their side said he was the manager’s spy upon them.

词形变化

more standoffish comparative most standoffish superlative stand-offish alternative

词源

Etymology tree
English stand off
Proto-Indo-European *-iskos
Proto-Germanic *-iskaz
Proto-West Germanic *-isk
Old English -isċ
Middle English -ish
English -ish
English standoffish
From stand off + -ish.
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