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Crabbed Adj Late 14c Reference Crab Kræbid A.暴躁的

单词 crabbed
音标 ['kræbid]
解释 a.暴躁的
红宝书 【英】 adj. 暴躁的 (peevish; ill-tempered; cross)
【记】 来自crab(螃蟹,坏脾 气的人)
字源 crabbed (adj.)
late 14c., literally "resembling a crab," in reference to crookedness, from crab (n.1). Of taste "bitter, harsh," late 14c., from crab (n.2). Meaning "peevish" is attested from 1560s, in reference to a crab's combative disposition.
不择手段背单词 adj. 脾气乖戾的 = peevish = ill-tempered = cross
【记】crab(n 螃蟹; 坏脾气的人)
趣味全助记 【记】crab螃蟹总是横着走,脾气不好,很横。

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