doughty
中文来自 ECDICT
- adj.
- 强悍的，勇敢的，刚强的
构词拆分
演变路径（由近及远）
原始词根
原始印欧语 *dʰewgʰ-
词源说明
The adjective is derived from Middle English doughty (“brave, bold, valiant”), from Old English dohtiġ, dyhtiġ (“competent, good, strong, valiant”), from Proto-West Germanic *duhtīg.
The English word may be analysed as dought + -y, and is cognate with Scots douchty, douchtie (“bold, valiant”), Dutch duchtig (“severe, strict”), German tüchtig (“capable, competent, efficient; big; hard”), Danish dygtig (“virtuous, proficient”), Swedish duktig (“efficient; good; capable, clever, smart”), Icelandic dygðugur (“virtuous, stable”).
The noun is derived from the adjective.
释义（英文）
形容词 Adjective
- (literary or archaic) Bold; brave, courageous.
- (literary or archaic) Robust, sturdy; strong and perhaps stout.
- (uncommon) Catachresis for dowdy.
名词 Noun