abrupt

• adj. 生硬的；突然的；唐突的；陡峭的

前綴ab-, 離開，斷開。詞根rupt, 斷開，見corrupt, 詞源同river, 水流沖刷。

abrupt (adj.)

1580s, from Latin abruptus "broken off, precipitous, disconnected," past participle of abrumpere "break off," from ab- "off" (see ab-) + rumpere "break" (see rupture (n.)). Related: Abruptly; abruptness.

1. Cross was a little taken aback by her abrupt manner.

她魯莽的態(tài)度讓克羅斯感到有點(diǎn)吃驚。

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2. Then in a tone of abrupt harshness, he added, "Open these trunks!".

然后他又突然厲聲說(shuō)道，“把這些大箱子打開！”

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3. Mullins knocked me off-balance with his abrupt change of subject.

馬林斯突然改變?cè)掝}，這讓我措手不及。

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4. An abrupt change of location can be disorienting.

地點(diǎn)的突然改變會(huì)令人迷失方向。

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5. He was abrupt to the point of rudeness.

他的唐突已到了無(wú)禮的地步。

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