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.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. The old lady was still being ornery, but at least she had consented to this visit.
這位老太太脾氣還是那么犟，但至少她已經(jīng)同意接受此次拜訪。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. It is mostly because we're mean and ornery.
多半是因?yàn)槲覀冃⌒难?有點(diǎn)固執(zhí).
來(lái)自辭典例句
3. I got to go to church and sweat and sweat -- I hate them ornery sermons!
我還得去做禮拜,弄得渾身是汗 —— 我恨那些一文不值的布道辭!
來(lái)自英漢文學(xué) - 湯姆歷險(xiǎn)
4. When he was 16 when is ornery shoots carves the hero!
當(dāng)他十六歲時(shí)已是威名遠(yuǎn)播的射雕英雄了!
來(lái)自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
5. It's aid that Lao ornery good terms with the minister.