| 单词 | petulance |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['petjuləns] |
| 解释 | n.发脾气，性急，暴躁 |
| 红宝书 | 无 |
| 字源 | petulance (n.) c.1600, "insolence, immodesty," from French pétulance (early 16c.), from Latin petulantia "sauciness, impudence," noun of quality from petulantem (see petulant). Meaning "peevishness" is recorded from 1784, from influence of pettish, etc. It displaced earlier petulancy (1550s). |
| 不择手段背单词 | 无 |
| 趣味全助记 | 无 |
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