| 释义 |
fa·rouche
\fəˈrüsh\ adjective
Etymology: French, shy, unwilling to make friends, wild, from Old French farouche, forasche, from Late Latin forasticus having come from elsewhere, from Latin foras out of doors, out; akin to Latin foris, fores door — more at door
: lacking social graces and experience : marked by shyness and lack of polish
< their manners … were farouche beyond reason — Rose Macaulay >
sometimes : wild or disorderly
< an extremely farouche bohemian household >
• fa·rouche·ness noun -es |