| 单词 | peevish |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['pi:viʃ] |
| 解释 | a.坏脾气的，易怒的 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 adj. 坏脾气的，易怒的(qu erulous; fretful) 【考】 mawkish : sentimental / peevish : annoyed(同义: 多愁善感的/烦躁易怒 的) 【例】 a peevish child |
| 字源 | 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. |
| 不择手段背单词 | adj. 坏脾气的, 易怒的 = querulous = fretful = fractious 【类】mawkish: sentimental = peevish: annoyed过分伤感的是特别多愁善感的 = 易怒的是特别烦的 |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】pee 音：屁闻shi，某人说话总说屁，叫人闻shi，指其脾气不好；piss 尿 sb off 激怒某人；pee 尿+ vish，对某人撒尿能激怒别人 【相关】pee (音：屁，放屁不属于大便)小便，撒尿 |
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