hardy是什么意思

adj. 坚强的；勇敢的；能吃苦耐劳的；鲁莽的

n. 强壮的人；耐寒植物；方柄凿

中文词源

hardy 顽强的，适应力强的

来自hard,坚强的，顽强的。

hardy (adj.): c. 1200, "bold, daring, fearless," also "presumptuous, audacious," from Old French hardi "bold, brave, courageous; confident, presumptuous," from past participle of hardir "to harden, be or make bold," from Frankish *hardjan "to make hard" (cognates: Old Frisian herda, Old High German herten, Old Norse herða, Gothic gahardjan "make hard"), from Proto-Germanic *hardu- (see hard (adj.)). Sense influenced by English hard. Of plants, "able to survive in the open year-round," 1660s. Related: Hardily; hardiness. Hardhede "physical hardiness" is attested from early 15c.

1. The silver-leaved varieties of cyclamen are not quite as hardy.: 银叶仙客来品种不太耐寒。

2. Colonel Hardy would like to see every tank with a computerized aid.: 哈迪上校希望看到每辆坦克都配有电脑化辅助装置。

3. Hardy has often been criticised for an excessively pessimistic view of life.: 哈代由于对生活持过度悲观的态度而常常受到批评。

4. Hardy as a young man played the fiddle at local dances.: 哈迪年轻时在当地舞会上演奏小提琴。