peevish

英 ['piːvɪʃ]美['pivɪʃ]
  • adj. 易怒的,暴躁的;带怒气的;撒娇的

畅通词汇GRE

词态变化


副词: peevishly;

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peevish------"劈为尸"------"劈为尸体"------暴躁的
像李逵、张飞这种暴躁、易怒的人千万不要惹他,动不动不就把你劈为尸体,所以李逵、张飞他们手下的人可不好混啊,个个都是胆战心惊的,你看那张飞,他的手下最后实在是受不了了,最后趁张飞喝醉后,将他干掉了。

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.

双语例句


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

来自柯林斯例句

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.

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

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。

来自辞典例句

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.

来自辞典例句

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

来自辞典例句

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