petulant
petulant
[ˈpɛtjʊl(ə)nt]
adjective
petulance
noun
petulantly
adverb
语源
[ˈpɛtjʊl(ə)nt]
adjective
- (of a person or their manner) childishly sulky or bad-tempered
（人或其举止）任性的；脾气坏的
he was moody and petulant.
他喜怒无常，任性乖戾。
a petulant shake of the head.
任性地一摇头。
petulance
noun
petulantly
adverb
语源
- late 16th cent. (in the sense 'immodest'): from French pétulant, from Latin petulant- 'impudent' (related to petere 'aim at, seek'). The current sense (mid 18th cent.) is influenced by pettish
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