“orneriness”的英文意思_释义_用法

单词

orneriness

释义

orneriness Chiefly U.S.|ˈɔːnərɪnɪs|
[f. ornery a. + -ness.]
Meanness, cussedness, contrariness.
1899B. Tarkington Gentleman from Indiana iv. 45 They..let loose their deviltries just for pure orneriness.1927W. R. James Cow Country 229 The bronk's orneriness had come to the top, and that pony..begin to get sort of desperate and to looking for a way out.1957Economist 9 Nov. 469/2 Some of these groups are based on geography, like Indonesia's island dissidents, some on tribal differences, like Ghana's Ashantis, and some arise out of pure political orneriness.1959J. Thurber Years with Ross v. 75 Some orneriness of mood aggravated by..peptic ulcers.1973W. H. Auden in Listener 22 Feb. 238/2, I out of sheer orneriness said: ‘I'll drive cars for the TUC.’

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