
petulant基本信息
读法:英 ["petjʊl(ə)nt] 美 ["pɛtʃələnt]
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英英释义
Adjective:
"not the least nettlesome of his countrymen"
中英词源
petulant 易怒的,使性子的,闹脾气的
来自拉丁语petere,祈求,要求,词源同appetite,feather.引申词义过分的,无礼的,不谦虚的。现词义可能是受pettish影响。
- 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.
词态变化
副词 petulantly;
名词 petulance;
权威造句
- 1. His critics say he"s just being silly and petulant.
- 批评家说他就是愚蠢和任性。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. She could be wayward, petulant, and disagreeable.
- 她有时也会任性 、 脾气很坏 、 很暴躁.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. He picked the pen up with a petulant gesture.
- 他生气地拿起那支钢笔。
来自辞典例句
- 4. The thing had been remarked with petulant jealousy by his wife.
- 他太太觉察到这一点时,不由妒火中烧.
来自辞典例句
- 5. The expression around her mouth was petulant.
- 她的嘴角露出一种任性的表情.
来自辞典例句
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