| 单词 | petulant |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['petjulənt] |
| 解释 | a.性急的，暴躁的 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 adj. 性急的，暴躁的(inso lent; peevish) 【记】 来自pet(不高兴)+ula nt→非常不高兴→暴 躁的 【同】 n.petulance 【例】 She becomes petulant when people disagree with her. |
| 字源 | petulant (adj.) 1590s, "immodest, wanton, saucy," from Middle French petulant (mid-14c.), from Latin petulantem (nominative petulans) "wanton, froward, saucy, insolent," present participle of petere "to attack, assail; strive after; ask for, beg, beseech" (see petition (n.)). Meaning "peevish, irritable" first recorded 1775, probably by influence of pet (n.2). Related: Petulantly. |
| 不择手段背单词 | adj. 性急易怒的 = insolent = peevish 【记】pet(v 拥抱; 发脾气), ulant－易怒的pet宠物, ul, ant蚂蚁: 你家的宠物见到蚂蚁就会打斗－易怒的读: petu烂踢－宠物烂踢－易怒的 【参】petulance读: pet烂撕－(n 易怒) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】pet + 音：吐，宠物吐，给宠物吃好吃的，它吐出来不吃发脾气；近于pettish 及peevish 易怒的,暴躁的 |
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