| 单词 | cantankerous |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [kən'tæŋkərəs] |
| 解释 | a.脾气坏的，好争吵的 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 adj. 脾气坏的，好争吵的( bad-tempered; quarrelsome) 【记】 cant(唱)+ankerous， 可分割记忆：cant(唱)+ anker(看成，anger)+ ous→因愤怒而唱 →好争吵的 |
| 字源 | cantankerous (adj.) 1772, said to be "a Wiltshire word," probably from an alteration (influenced by raucous) of Middle English contakour "troublemaker" (c.1300), from Anglo-French contec "discord, strife," from Old French contechier (Old North French contekier), from con- "with" + teche, related to atachier "hold fast" (see attach). With -ous. Related: Cantankerously; cantankerousness. |
| 不择手段背单词 | adj. 脾气坏的, 好争吵的 = bad-tempered = quarrelsome 【记】cant唱anker = anger－愤怒的唱－好争吵的can读: 侃, tank坦克－侃起来象坦克－脾气坏的 |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】can + tank 动不动扔罐罐和箱子的人；音：开坦克，开坦克上街，横冲直撞，到处开炮→脾气很大 |
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