dourly (adv.):阴沉地;冷峻地;不苟言笑地(以严肃、冷淡甚至有点不友好的方式)。
UK: /ˈdaʊəli/
US: /ˈdaʊrli/
She answered dourly, without looking up.
她阴沉地回答着,连头都没抬。
When the proposal was criticized, he dourly insisted that the plan was still the best option, refusing to soften his tone.
当提案受到批评时,他仍冷峻地坚持该计划是最佳选择,语气毫不缓和。
dourly 来自形容词 dour(阴沉的、严厉的)加副词后缀 -ly。dour 在苏格兰英语中很常见,词源可追溯到古法语 dur(“坚硬的、严厉的”),进一步与拉丁语 durus(“坚硬”)相关,因此带有“硬、冷、严”的语感。