restive
restive
adjective
restively
adverb
restiveness
noun
语源
adjective
- (of a person) unable to keep still or silent and becoming increasingly difficult to control, especially because of impatience, dissatisfaction, or boredom
焦躁不安的；躁动的；不耐烦的
■(of a horse) refusing to advance, stubbornly standing still or moving backwards or sideways
（马）倔头倔脑不肯往前的，停下闹别扭的
restively
adverb
restiveness
noun
语源
- late 16th cent.: from Old French restif, -ive, from Latin restare 'remain'. The original sense, 'inclined to remain still, inert', has undergone a reversal; the association with the refractory movements of a horse gave rise to the current sense 'fidgety, restless'
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