pet·u·lant

adjective

/ˈpetʃələnt/

behaving in an angry or sulky way, especially because you cannot do or have what you want闹脾气的；爱耍性子的；赌气的；任性的 synonym pettish
- He behaved like a petulant child and refused to cooperate.他像个耍性子的孩子，拒绝合作。
- Her tone of voice became abrupt and petulant.她的语气变得生硬而暴躁。
Word Originlate 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.

单词	petulant
释义	pet·u·lant adjective /ˈpetʃələnt/ /ˈpetʃələnt/ behaving in an angry or sulky way, especially because you cannot do or have what you want闹脾气的；爱耍性子的；赌气的；任性的 synonym pettish He behaved like a petulant child and refused to cooperate.他像个耍性子的孩子，拒绝合作。 Her tone of voice became abrupt and petulant.她的语气变得生硬而暴躁。 Word Originlate 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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