Word · Frequency #24300
irascible
易怒的；脾气暴躁的；急性子的
Easily provoked to anger; quick-tempered.
- 1.
Easily provoked to outbursts of anger; irritable.
容易被激怒而发脾气的；易怒的。
- 2.
quickly aroused to anger
易怒的
- 3.
Relating to the irascible passions.
与愤怒情绪有关的。
- 4.
characterized by anger
易怒的
与愤怒等情绪有关的；容易被激怒而发脾气的；易怒的。；易怒的；与愤怒情绪有关的。；暴躁的
In use
The irascible old man often yelled at the children playing near his house.
He became irascible after working long hours without any rest.
Her irascible temper made it difficult for her to keep friends.
an irascible response
be irascible
He is irascible when he hasn't had enough sleep.
他睡眠不足时容易发怒。
irascible + noun
Her irascible temperament made it hard to work with her.
她暴躁的脾气使得与她共事很困难。
become irascible
Connections
Collocations
- irascible old man
- 脾气暴躁的老人
- The irascible old man shouted at the children playing outside.那个脾气暴躁的老人对外面玩耍的孩子们大喊大叫。
- irascible temper
- 暴躁的脾气
- His irascible temper made it hard for him to keep friends.他暴躁的脾气使他很难留住朋友。
- irascible nature
- 易怒的天性
- She tried to hide her irascible nature behind a polite smile.她试图用礼貌的微笑掩饰自己易怒的天性。
- become irascible
- 变得易怒
- He became irascible whenever he was tired.他每次累的时候都变得易怒。
- irascible disposition
- 易怒的性情
- The judge was known for his irascible disposition in court.这位法官以在法庭上性情暴躁而闻名。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 irascible 联想成“一惹事就暴”：稍被招惹就暴躁发脾气，记住“易怒的”。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：正式书面语、文学人物描写 irascible 比较正式，多用于书面描述或文学作品中的人物刻画；日常口语里通常更常说 irritable 或 bad-tempered。
Pronunciation & Spelling
None of these words rhyme with irascible /ɪˈræsɪbəl/. They all have an unstressed -ible/-able ending pronounced /əbəl/, but the stressed vowel and stress position differ (e.g., accessible stresses the second syllable with /e/; feasible stresses the first with /iː/). Irritable looks similar to irascible and also means 'easily annoyed', but it is pronounced /ˈɪrɪtəbəl/ with stress on the first syllable, not on the second.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.