mid 16th cent.: from a-(expressing direction) + luffThe term was originally an adverb in nautical use, meaning away and to windward!, i.e. with the ships head kept close to the wind away from a lee shore etc. towards which it might drift. From this arose the sense at a distance
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noun
1.remote in manner;
stood apart with aloof dignity
2.in an aloof manner;
the local gentry and professional classes had held aloof for the school had accepted their sons readily enough
-aloof
1 . 避开
alongside 在旁aloof避开alopecia 秃头症
2 . 冷淡的
dazzling漂亮迷人的,令人眩惑的aloof冷淡的,清高的absolutely绝对地
3 . 疏远的
grounded←→aloftaloofa. 疏远的,冷淡的removed or distant either physically or emotionall.
4 . 远离的
allusive a. 含暗示的;含典故的aloofa. 远离的;孤零的alter vt. 改变
相关词条
+aloof character
1 . 孤高的人
孤独的人/lone wolf孤高的人/aloof character孤军作战/lone hand
+me aloof
1 . 我态度
She kept me aloof by reserved gesture ., 她对我态度矜持 , 敬而远之.
+hold aloof
1 . 置身局外
and yet , in spite of the killing pace and the stony track , who , but the sluggard or the dolt , can hold aloof from the course然而,尽管人群前进的速度使人疲于奔命,道路坎坷颇费脚力,除了懒汉、傻瓜,谁能避免这艰难的人行程呢?谁能置身局外旁观这喧嚣嘈杂呢