fractious
fractious
[ˈfrakʃəs]
adjective
fractiously
adverb
fractiousness
noun
语源
[ˈfrakʃəs]
adjective
- easily irritated; bad-tempered
易怒的；坏脾气的，暴躁的
they fight and squabble like fractious children.
他们就像脾气暴躁的孩子似的又打又闹。
■(of an organization) difficult to control; unruly
（组织）难控制的；难对付的
King Malcolm struggled to unite his fractious kingdom.
马尔科姆国王竭力要把他那难以控制的王国统一起来。
fractiously
adverb
fractiousness
noun
语源
- late 17th cent.: from fraction, probably on the pattern of the pair faction, factious
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