peevish
英 ['pi?v??]
美 ['piv??]
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peevish------"劈為尸"------"劈為尸體"------暴躁的
像李逵、張飛這種暴躁、易怒的人千萬不要惹他，動不動不就把你劈為尸體，所以李逵、張飛他們手下的人可不好混啊，個個都是膽戰心驚的，你看那張飛，他的手下最后實在是受不了了，最后趁張飛喝醉后，將他干掉了。
中文詞源
peevish 生氣的，易怒的詞源不詳，可能來自perverse受-ish影響的俗化形式，詞義由“任性的，無理取鬧的”引申為生氣的，易怒的等。
英文詞源
- peevish (adj.)
- late 14c., peyvesshe "perverse, capricious, silly," of uncertain origin, possibly modeled on Latin perversus "reversed, perverse," past participle of pervertere "to turn about" (see pervert (v.)). Meaning "cross, fretful" first recorded 1520s. Related: Peevishly; peevishness.
雙語例句
- 1. She glared down at me with a peevish expression on her face.
- 她低頭瞪著我，一臉怒氣。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. A peevish child is unhappy and makes others unhappy.
- 一個脾氣暴躁的孩子自己不高興也使別人不高興.
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 3. Aubrey had slept little and that always made him peevish.
- 奧布里睡眠不足，這讓他總是易怒。
來自辭典例句
- 4. She reported him to be an ailing, peevish creature.
- 她報告說他是一個多病的任性的東西.
來自辭典例句
- 5. They were opionative, peevish, covetous, porase, vain, talkative.
- 他們固執 、 暴躁 、 貪婪 、 乖僻 、 虛榮, 多嘴.
來自辭典例句