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curmudgeonly + noun
定语用法，修饰名词，常形容老人或性格乖戾的人。
He gave a curmudgeonly reply.
他给出了一个坏脾气的回答。
坏脾气的；乖戾的
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坏脾气的；乖戾的
Bad-tempered, grumpy, or churlish; characteristic of a curmudgeon.
He gave a curmudgeonly reply.
他给出了一个坏脾气的回答。
脾气坏的；乖戾的。
Characteristic of a curmudgeon; churlish.
The curmudgeonly old man refused to greet anyone in his neighborhood.
那个坏脾气的老人拒绝向邻居们打招呼。
My curmudgeonly boss always finds something to complain about.
我那坏脾气的老板总能找到抱怨的事情。
She made a curmudgeonly remark about the young people playing music loudly.
她对那些大声播放音乐的年轻人发表了坏脾气的评论。
定语用法，修饰名词，常形容老人或性格乖戾的人。
He gave a curmudgeonly reply.
他给出了一个坏脾气的回答。
表语用法，描述主语的性格。
The old professor was curmudgeonly.
那位老教授脾气很坏。
常与rather, very, quite等程度副词连用。
He became rather curmudgeonly in his old age.
他晚年变得相当乖戾。
常见搭配：curmudgeonly old man/woman。
She described him as a curmudgeonly figure.
她把他描述成一个脾气很坏的人。
Not this
He spoke curmudgeonly to the waiter.
Use this
He spoke in a curmudgeonly manner to the waiter.
“curmudgeonly”是形容词，不能直接修饰动词；应使用“in a ... manner”结构。
Not this
My neighbor is a curmudgeonly.
Use this
My neighbor is a curmudgeon.
“curmudgeonly”是形容词，不能单独作名词；表示“坏脾气的人”应使用名词“curmudgeon”。
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