dastardly

• adj. 卑鄙的；懦弱的

dast, 发晕，笨，daze的过去分词。-ard, 贬义后缀，人。原义为愚笨的，懦弱的，后用来指可鄙的，邪恶的。

dastardly (adj.)

1560s, "showing despicable cowardice," originally "dull," from Middle English dastard + -ly (1).

1. He described the killing as a dastardly act.

他把这起谋杀称为极其卑劣的行为。

来自柯林斯例句

2. My first part was Captain O'Hagarty, a dastardly villain in a children's play.

我演的第一个角色是奥哈格蒂船长，一部儿童剧中的恶棍。

来自《权威词典》