frump

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A frumpy person, somebody who is unattractive, drab or dowdy. colloquial,countable
    — You look like such a frump today!
  2. Unattractive, dowdy clothes. colloquial,uncountable
    — Get that frump off – it's horrid!
  3. A bad-tempered person. countable,dated
  4. A flout or snub. countable,obsolete,uncountable
动词 v.
  1. To insult; to flout; to mock; to snub. obsolete,transitive
    — Was ever gentlewoman So frump'd off with a fool!
  2. To assume a countenance or demeanor indicating irritation, ill-humor, or disapproval.
    — 1982, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure I told the guy "Well, now all I can do is come up with excuses" & told him I had to babysit. He frumped like, "Oh, shame!" and asked if I'd be there later.

词形变化

frumps plural frumps present,singular,third-person frumping participle,present frumped participle,past frumped past

词汇关系

衍生词
frumpery frumpish frumpy frumper

词源

词源 1
Probably a contraction of late Middle English frumpylle (“wrinkle”), from Middle Dutch verrompelen, originally equivalent to for- + rump + -le.
词源 2
Probably a contraction of late Middle English frumpylle (“wrinkle”), from Middle Dutch verrompelen, originally equivalent to for- + rump + -le.
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