tetchiness
1. On both sides there is a quiet tetchiness, a private irritability, a muted criticism which is starting to colour the entire working relationship.
双方都有一种暗自的着急,一种私下的烦躁,一种无言的指责,并正给整个美英合作关系涂上阴影。
2. Expect tetchiness all round in The Hague.
可以想象未来的海牙法庭将会被愤怒所笼罩。