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sturdy 音標拼音: [st'ɚdi] a. 強健的,健全的 強健的,健全的 sturdy adj 1: having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships; " hardy explorers of northern Canada"; " proud of her tall stalwart son"; " stout seamen"; " sturdy young athletes" [ synonym: { hardy}, { stalwart}, { stout}, { sturdy}] 2: not making concessions; " took an uncompromising stance in the peace talks"; " uncompromising honesty" [ synonym: { uncompromising}, { sturdy}, { inflexible}] [ ant: { compromising}, { conciliatory}, { flexible}] 3: substantially made or constructed; " sturdy steel shelves"; " sturdy canvas"; " a tough all- weather fabric"; " some plastics are as tough as metal" [ synonym: { sturdy}, { tough}] Sturdy \ Stur" dy\, n. [ OF. estourdi giddiness, stupefaction.] ( Vet.) A disease in sheep and cattle, marked by great nervousness, or by dullness and stupor. [ 1913 Webster]
Sturdy \ Stur" dy\, a. [ Compar. { Sturdier}; superl. { Sturdiest}.] [ OE. sturdi inconsiderable, OF. estourdi stunned, giddy, thoughtless, rash, F. [' e] tourdi, p. p. of OF. estourdir to stun, to render giddy, to amaze, F. [' e] tourdir; of uncertain origin. The sense has probably been influenced by E. stout.] 1. Foolishly obstinate or resolute; stubborn; unrelenting; unfeeling; stern. [ 1913 Webster] This sturdy marquis gan his hearte dress To rue upon her wifely steadfastness. -- Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster] This must be done, and I would fain see Mortal so sturdy as to gainsay. -- Hudibras. [ 1913 Webster] A sturdy, hardened sinner shall advance to the utmost pitch of impiety with less reluctance than he took the first steps. -- Atterbury. [ 1913 Webster] 2. Resolute, in a good sense; or firm, unyielding quality; as, a man of sturdy piety or patriotism. [ 1913 Webster] 3. Characterized by physical strength or force; strong; lusty; violent; as, a sturdy lout. [ 1913 Webster] How bowed the woods beneath their sturdy stroke! -- Gray. [ 1913 Webster] 4. Stiff; stout; strong; as, a sturdy oak. -- Milton. [ 1913 Webster] He was not of any delicate contexture; his limbs rather sturdy than dainty. -- Sir H. Wotton. [ 1913 Webster] Syn: Hardy; stout; strong; firm; robust; stiff. [ 1913 Webster] 83 Moby Thesaurus words for " sturdy": adamantine, athletic, beefy, bouncing, brawny, bulky, burly, dense, determined, doughty, durable, enduring, firm, firm as Gibraltar, flush, forceful, forcible, forcy, full- blooded, full- strength, gutsy, gutty, hale, hale and hearty, hard, hard as nails, hardy, hearty, heavy, hefty, husky, indomitable, infrangible, iron- hard, lasting, lusty, made of iron, massive, mighty, muscular, nervy, obstinate, potent, powerful, puissant, red- blooded, resolute, rigid, robust, robustious, robustuous, rude, rugged, solid, sound, stable, stalwart, staunch, steadfast, steady, steely, stout, strapping, strong, strong as brandy, strong as strong, strong- willed, substantial, tenacious, tough, unbreakable, uncompromising, unfaltering, unswerving, unwavering, unyielding, vigorous, vital, well- built, well- constructed, well- founded, well- grounded, well- made
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