petulant
/ˈpetjʊlənt/adjective
- (of a person or their manner) childishly sulky or bad-tempered（人或其举止）任性的; 脾气坏的：
he was moody and petulant
他喜怒无常, 任性乖戾
a petulant shake of the head.
任性地一摇头。
派生词
petulance
nounpetulantly
adverb词源
late 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.