restive
/ˈrestɪv/adjective
1- (of a person) unable to keep still or silent and becoming increasingly difficult to control, especially because of impatience, dissatisfaction, or boredom焦躁不安的; 躁动的; 不耐烦的。
1.1
- (of a horse) refusing to advance, stubbornly standing still or moving backwards or sideways（马）倔头倔脑不肯往前的, 停下闹别扭的。
派生词
restively
adverbrestiveness
noun词源
late 16th cent.: from Old French restif, -ive, from Latin restare 'remain'. The original sense, 'inclined to remain still, inert', has undergone a reversal; the association with the refractory movements of a horse gave rise to the current sense 'fidgety, restless'.