pettish
英 ['pet??]
美['p?t??]
- adj. 易怒的；鬧情緒的；怒氣沖沖的
GRE
詞態變化
副詞:?pettishly;
中文詞源
pettish 使性子的
可能來自pet,寵愛，寵兒，-ish,形容詞后綴。引申詞義得寵的，任性的，使性子的。
英文詞源
- pettish (adj.)
- 1550s, "impetuous," evidently from pet (n.2) in its "ill humor" sense + -ish. Meaning "peevish, easily annoyed" is from 1590s.
It has naturally been assoc. with PET sb.1, as being a characteristic habit of a "pet" or indulged and spoiled child; but the connexion of sense is not very clear or simple .... [OED]
Related: Pettishly; pettishness.
雙語例句
- 1. I can't act in pettish to you any further.
- 我再也不能對你撒嬌了。
來自辭典例句