petulant

FREQ #39357

a. 任性的, 暴躁的, 易生气的, 难以取悦的

发音

其它 /ˈpɛt͡ʃʊlənt/
US /ˈpɛt͡ʃʊlənt/

词形变化

more petulant 比较级 most petulant 最高级

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Childishly irritable.

    易怒

    Lack of sleep is causing Dave's recent petulant behavior.

  2. 2.

    Forward; pert; insolent; wanton.

    废旧

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 10

cranky irritable scratchy testy peckish fractious tetchy nettlesome peevish pettish

近义相关 1

ill-natured

词源

From Middle French, from Latin petulāns, akin to petō (“to ask for”).

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