obstreperous
/əbˈstrepərəs/adjective
- noisy and difficult to control喧嚣的; 喧闹的; 狂放的; 难控制的:
the boy is cocky and obstreperous.
那男孩趾高气扬, 不服管束。
派生词
obstreperously
adverbobstreperousness
noun词源
late 16th cent. (in the sense 'clamorous, vociferous'): from Latin obstreperus (from obstrepere, from ob- 'against' + strepere 'make a noise') + -OUS.