dour
Word family adverbdourlyadjectivedournoundourness
dour /dʊə, ˈdaʊə $ daʊr, dʊr/ adjectiveadj1. UNFRIENDLYserious, never smiling, and unfriendly 嚴厲的,冷峻的 2. FRIGHTENEDa dour place is one that is plain and dull, and where people do not have any fun 〔地方〕死氣沉沉的,無生氣的 —dourly adverbadv
Origin dour (1300-1400) Gaelic dur, perhaps from Latin durus “hard”