dudgeon

• n. 憤怒；生氣，不高興

詞源不詳。

dudgeon (n.)

1570s, duggin, of unknown origin. One suggestion is Italian aduggiare "to overshadow," giving it the same sense development as umbrage. No clear connection to earlier dudgeon (late 14c.), a kind of wood used for knife handles, which is perhaps from a French word.

1. Washington businesses are in high dudgeon over the plan.

華盛頓的企業(yè)對這項計劃非常不滿。

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2. He turns on his heel and is about to go in extreme dudgeon.

他轉(zhuǎn)身要走并大發(fā)脾氣.

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3. This only heightened the dudgeon of the American Catholic right.

這只會增加美國天主教右派的怨氣.

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4. He stormed out of the meeting in high dudgeon.

他盛怒之下沖出會場.

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5. And on and on, the dudgeon reaching operatic heights.

和和, 達(dá)到了達(dá)金歌劇的高峰.

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