| 单词 | pettish |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['petiʃ] |
| 解释 | adj. 易怒的，使性子的 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 adj. 易怒的，使性子的(fr etful, peevish) 【记】 来自pet(不高兴)+tis h→不高兴的，易怒的 【例】 He was getting more and more pettish and hysterical. |
| 字源 | pettish (adj.) 1550s, "impetuous," evidently from pet (n.2) in its "ill humor" sense + -ish. Meaning "peevish, easily annoyed" is from 1590s. It has naturally been assoc. with PET sb.1, as being a characteristic habit of a "pet" or indulged and spoiled child; but the connexion of sense is not very clear or simple .... [OED] Related: Pettishly; pettishness. |
| 不择手段背单词 | adj. 易怒的 = fretful = peevish 【记】pet(v 拥抱; 发脾气), tish－易怒的pet宠物, tish读: 踢屎－易怒的 |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】pet 两个意思，宠物，生气；宠物，宠爱的人本来也容易使性子，发脾气 |
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