querulous
英 ['kwer?l?s; 'kwerj?l?s]
美['kw?r?l?s]
- adj. 易怒的，暴躁的；愛發(fā)牢騷的，抱怨的；愛挑剔的
TEM8GRE暢通詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
副詞:?querulously;
中文詞源
querulous 抱怨的，惱怒的
來自拉丁語queri,抱怨，詞源同quarrel.
英文詞源
- querulous
- querulous: see quarrel
- querulous (adj.)
- c. 1400, from Old French querelos "quarrelsome, argumentative" and directly from Late Latin querulosus, from Latin querulus "full of complaints, complaining," from queri "to complain." Retains the original vowel of quarrel (n.1). Related: Querulously; querulousness.
雙語例句
- 1. The querulous old man refused to be put on the shelf.
- 那個(gè)愛抱怨的老人不肯讓人撇在一邊.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 2. A querulous male voice said, "Look, are you going to order, or what?"
- 一個(gè)男人不滿地問：“喂，你到底要不要點(diǎn)菜？”
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. He was not one who was inclined to be querulous.
- 他并不是愛吹毛求疵的人.
來自辭典例句
- 4. One gets unsettled, depressed, and inclined to be querulous.
- 有的人變得心緒不寧, 神情沮喪, 動不動就愛發(fā)牢騷.
來自辭典例句
- 5. He was also petty, unreasonably querulous, and mean.
- 他還是個(gè)氣量狹窄, 無事生非, 平庸刻薄的人.
來自辭典例句