petulant
英 ['petj?l(?)nt]
美['p?t??l?nt]
- adj. 暴躁的；任性的；難以取悅的
GRE暢通詞匯
詞態變化
副詞:?petulantly;名詞:?petulance;
中文詞源
petulant 易怒的，使性子的，鬧脾氣的
來自拉丁語petere,祈求，要求，詞源同appetite,feather.引申詞義過分的，無禮的，不謙虛的。現詞義可能是受pettish影響。
英文詞源
- petulant
- petulant: see repeat
- petulant (adj.)
- 1590s, "immodest, wanton, saucy," from Middle French petulant (mid-14c.), from Latin petulantem (nominative petulans) "wanton, froward, saucy, insolent," present participle of petere "to attack, assail; strive after; ask for, beg, beseech" (see petition (n.)). Meaning "peevish, irritable" first recorded 1775, probably by influence of pet (n.2). Related: Petulantly.
雙語例句
- 1. His critics say he's just being silly and petulant.
- 批評家說他就是愚蠢和任性。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. She could be wayward, petulant, and disagreeable.
- 她有時也會任性 、 脾氣很壞 、 很暴躁.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. He picked the pen up with a petulant gesture.
- 他生氣地拿起那支鋼筆。
來自辭典例句
- 4. The thing had been remarked with petulant jealousy by his wife.
- 他太太覺察到這一點時,不由妒火中燒.
來自辭典例句
- 5. The expression around her mouth was petulant.
- 她的嘴角露出一種任性的表情.
來自辭典例句