| 单词 | testy |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['testi] |
| 解释 | a.性急的，暴躁的 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 adj.性急的，暴躁的 (easily annoyed；irritable) 【考】 testy : annoy / tractable : control(易怒的容易被激怒/ 可驯服的容易被控制) 【记】 分割记忆：test(考试 )+y→为考试伤脑筋→ 不耐烦的 【例】 His voice turned testy.(他的语气变得 不耐烦了) |
| 字源 | testy (adj.) early 15c., "impetuous, rash," altered from Middle English testif "headstrong" (late 14c.), from Anglo-French testif, Old French testu (Modern French têtu) "stubborn, headstrong, obstinate," literally "heady," from teste "head" (see tete). Meaning "easily irritated, irascible" is first recorded 1520s. Related: Testily; testiness. |
| 不择手段背单词 | adj. 性急的; 不耐烦的; 容易被激怒的 【记】test考试, y－总是考试－不耐烦的 【类】testy: annoy[offend] = tractable: control = hesitate: balk = pliable: influence易怒的容易被激怒[冒犯] = 可驯服的容易被控制 = 不情愿的容易被拒绝 = 顺从的容易被影响 【反】affable(adj 和蔼可亲的); open-minded(adj 虚心接受新思想的)『good humor/humorous』 |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】test + y 考试考得烦恼与暴躁，尤其是GRE |
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