1816, American English dialectal contraction of ordinary (adj.). "Commonplace," hence "of poor quality, coarse, ugly." By c. 1860 the sense had evolved to "mean, cantankerous." Related: Orneriness.
双语例句
1. The old lady was still being ornery, but at least she had consented to this visit.
这位老太太脾气还是那么犟，但至少她已经同意接受此次拜访。
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2. It is mostly because we're mean and ornery.
多半是因为我们小心眼,有点固执.
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3. I got to go to church and sweat and sweat -- I hate them ornery sermons!
我还得去做礼拜,弄得浑身是汗 —— 我恨那些一文不值的布道辞!
来自英汉文学 - 汤姆历险
4. When he was 16 when is ornery shoots carves the hero!
当他十六岁时已是威名远播的射雕英雄了!
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5. It's aid that Lao ornery good terms with the minister.
据说老张和那个部长的关系特别好.
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英英释意
1. having a difficult and contrary disposition;
"a cantankerous and venomous-tongued old lady"- Dorothy Sayers
实用场景例句
It is mostly because we're mean and ornery.
多半是因为我们小心眼,有点固执.
辞典例句
I got to go to church and sweat and sweat -- I hate them ornery sermons!
我还得去做礼拜,弄得浑身是汗 —— 我恨那些一文不值的布道辞!
英汉文学 - 汤姆历险
When he was 16 when is ornery shoots carves the hero!
当他十六岁时已是威名远播的射雕英雄了!
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It's aid that Lao ornery good terms with the minister.
据说老张和那个部长的关系特别好.
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I'm nasty, I'm old, and a little bit ornery.
我有点儿惹人讨厌, 岁数又大,还有点爱唠叨.
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But they seem to be becoming more ornery.
然而他们看起来脾气变得越来越大.
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On top of that, the tools themselves were almost universally immature and ornery.
其中最严重的是, 这些工具几乎普遍都不够成熟,性能也一般.
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The first three med students are ornery because they have been waiting for 11 minutes.
前三个医学学生很生气,因为他们等了我十一分钟了.
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Nathan is so ornery in the morning that he never answers his phone.
