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。
來自柯林斯例句
2. It is mostly because we're mean and ornery.
多半是因為我們小心眼,有點(diǎn)固執(zhí).
來自辭典例句
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!
來自英漢文學(xué) - 湯姆歷險
4. When he was 16 when is ornery shoots carves the hero!
當(dāng)他十六歲時已是威名遠(yuǎn)播的射雕英雄了!
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
5. It's aid that Lao ornery good terms with the minister.