flinty

IPA/ˈflɪnti/
KK[flˈɪnti]IPA/ˈflɪnti/

flinty — 形容詞

  • flintypositive
  • flintiercomparative
  • flintiestsuperlative

1. full of flint, a very hard rock that breaks into jagged pieces, or hard and roug

1.形容詞
釋義

燧石的

含有燧石或像燧石一樣堅硬粗糙的

full of flint, a very hard rock that breaks into jagged pieces, or hard and rough in the way flint is.

例句

The farmer in Kent found his field full of flinty soil.

肯特郡的農夫發現他的田裡滿是含燧石的土壤。

collocation: flinty soil / flinty ground

Defne picked up a flinty stone and skipped it across the lake.

Defne 撿起一顆燧石質的石頭，朝湖面打了個水漂。

常見搭配
  • flinty soil
  • flinty ground
  • flinty pebbles
  • flinty stone
同義詞
  • stony

    full of stones in general, not only the hard kind called flint

  • rocky

    covered with large rocks; says nothing about the type of rock

反義詞
  • soft

    describes ground that gives way easily underfoot

用法筆記

Literal sense, used for soil, ground, stone or rock; the figurative use for people and their looks is sense 2.

2. showing a hard, cold strength of will, with no sign of kindness or soft feeling.

2.形容詞
釋義

冷峻；冷酷

神情或態度冷硬、毫不心軟的

showing a hard, cold strength of will, with no sign of kindness or soft feeling.

例句

The principal gave the noisy students a flinty stare, and the room went quiet.

校長朝吵鬧的學生投去冷峻的目光，教室頓時安靜下來。

collocation: flinty stare / flinty look

Even after hearing the sad story, Minho stayed flinty and refused to help.

聽完那個悲傷的故事後，Minho 依然冷酷，不肯幫忙。

predicative use: stay flinty / remain flinty

常見搭配
  • flinty eyes
  • flinty stare
  • flinty look
  • flinty expression
  • flinty manner
同義詞
  • stony

    also cold and unmoved, but without the sense of firm will

  • obdurate

    more formal; stresses refusing to change one's mind

  • hard

    plainer and more general word for lacking sympathy

反義詞
  • tender

    gentle and showing soft feelings

  • warm

    friendly and caring

用法筆記

Distinguish from sense 1: here the word describes a person or a person's eyes, face or manner, not ground or stone.