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peevish

英 ['piːvɪʃ] 美 ['pivɪʃ]

解释

adj. 易怒的，暴躁的；带怒气的；撒娇的

※ 提供单词"peevish"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

中文词源

peevish 生气的，易怒的

词源不详，可能来自perverse受-ish影响的俗化形式，词义由“任性的，无理取闹的”引申为生气的，易怒的等。

英文词源

peevish (adj.): late 14c., peyvesshe "perverse, capricious, silly," of uncertain origin, possibly modeled on Latin perversus "reversed, perverse," past participle of pervertere "to turn about" (see pervert (v.)). Meaning "cross, fretful" first recorded 1520s. Related: Peevishly; peevishness.

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例句和用法

1. She glared down at me with a peevish expression on her face.: 她低头瞪着我，一脸怒气。

2. A peevish child is unhappy and makes others unhappy.: 一个脾气暴躁的孩子自己不高兴也使别人不高兴.

3. Aubrey had slept little and that always made him peevish.: 奥布里睡眠不足，这让他总是易怒。

4. She reported him to be an ailing, peevish creature.: 她报告说他是一个多病的任性的东西.

5. They were opionative, peevish, covetous, porase, vain, talkative.: 他们固执、暴躁、贪婪、乖僻、虚荣, 多嘴.