abruptness

英

美

n.  粗鲁，莽撞

BNC.34013 / COCA.31961

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 突然的，意外的（常指令人不快的改变或行为）
  Anabruptchange or action is very sudden, often in a way which is unpleasant.
  1. Rosie's idyllic world came to an abrupt end when her parents' marriage broke up...
     父母婚姻的破裂使得罗茜田园诗般美好的世界陡然画上了句号。
  2. The recession brought an abrupt halt to this happiness...
     经济衰退让这幸福戛然而止。
  3. His abrupt departure is bound to raise questions.
     他的拂袖而去必然会招来很多疑问。
• ADJ-GRADED （言语）粗鲁的，唐突的，鲁莽的
  Someone who isabruptspeaks in a rather rude, unfriendly way.
  1. He was abrupt to the point of rudeness...
     他的唐突已到了无礼的地步。
  2. Cross was a little taken aback by her abrupt manner.
     她鲁莽的态度让克罗斯感到有点吃惊。

英英释义

noun

• an abrupt discourteous manner
  Synonym:brusquenesscurtnessgruffnessshortness
• the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning
  Synonym:precipitatenessprecipitousnessprecipitanceprecipitancysuddenness
• the property possessed by a slope that is very steep
  Synonym:precipitousnesssteepness

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