Word
ill-humoured
adjective
脾气不好的；易怒的；情绪不佳的
Bad-tempered or irritable; grumpy.
- 1.
UK standard spelling of ill-humored.
ill-humored的英国标准拼写
ill-humored的英国标准拼写；情绪不好的；阴郁的；脾气坏的；易发火的
In use
The constant rain made everyone feel ill-humoured and irritable.
The ill-humoured waiter snapped at the customers for no reason.
After a sleepless night, he became ill-humoured and snapped at his colleagues.
be ill-humoured
常用作表语，描述短暂或持续的情绪状态。
He was ill-humoured all morning.
他整个上午都情绪不好。
ill-humoured + noun
用于名词前作定语，修饰态度、语气等。
She gave an ill-humoured reply.
她给出了一个脾气坏的回复。
become/grow ill-humoured
表示情绪变化的过程。
He became ill-humoured after hearing the news.
听到消息后他变得情绪不好。
in an ill-humoured manner
用于描述行为或说话方式。
He spoke in an ill-humoured manner.
他以一种阴郁的方式说话。
Common mistakes
He is ill humoured today.He is ill-humoured today.
英语中，复合形容词“ill-humoured”必须加连字符，不能分开写。
He is ill-humoured in me.He is ill-humoured with me.
中文影响，误用介词“in”表示对某人不悦，正确介词应为“with”。
Connections
Confusing words
- ill-tempered
- 脾气坏的 · ill-tempered 强调性格上的易怒，而 ill-humoured 侧重一时的情绪不好
- bad-tempered
- 脾气坏的 · bad-tempered 指习惯性的坏脾气，ill-humoured 则指当前的心情阴沉
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.