gruff
/grʌf/adjective
1- abrupt or taciturn in manner态度粗暴的, 生硬的：
penetrate a fairly gruff exterior and you will find him affable.
透过他相当生硬的外表, 你会发现他实际是一个和蔼可亲的人。
1.1
- (of a voice) rough and low in pitch（嗓音）低沉沙哑的：
she spoke with a gruff, masculine voice.
她的嗓音低沉沙哑, 有些男性化。
派生词
gruffly
adverbgruffness
noun词源
late 15th cent. （in the sense 'coarse-grained'）： from Flemish and Dutch grof 'coarse， rude'， of West Germanic origin.