Word
ornery
脾气坏的；固执的；难对付的
核心释义
having a difficult, stubborn, and uncooperative disposition
- 1.
性情乖戾且爱唱反调的
having a difficult and contrary disposition; - Dorothy Sayers
性情乖戾且爱唱反调的；下等的；低劣的；脾气坏的；故意刁难的
用法In use
The old mule was ornery and refused to move.
用法提示：ornery 作形容词，表示“脾气犟的、固执的”，此处修饰 mule。
My neighbor gets ornery when he hasn't had his coffee.
用法提示：ornery 作形容词，表示“暴躁的、易怒的”，说明邻居没喝咖啡时的状态。
The ornery child would not share her toys with anyone.
用法提示：ornery 作形容词，表示“任性的、难相处的”，修饰 child。
be ornery
be ornery 用于描述某人或动物一贯的乖戾性格，带负面评价。
The old man was ornery and refused to talk to anyone.
那个老人性情乖戾，拒绝跟任何人说话。
get ornery
get ornery 强调情绪或态度的变化，指变得烦躁、爱唱反调。
He gets ornery when he hasn't slept.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- ornery disposition
- 乖戾倔强的性情
- Despite his ornery disposition, he was loved by the whole neighborhood.尽管他性情乖戾倔强，整个街区的人都很喜欢他。
- ornery old man
- 脾气执拗的老头
- The ornery old man yelled at the kids who stepped on his lawn.那个脾气执拗的老头冲着踩了他草坪的孩子们大喊大叫。
- ornery streak
- 爱唱反调的一面
- She has an ornery streak that comes out whenever she feels pressured.每当感到有压力时，她爱唱反调的一面就会冒出来。
- ornery cuss
- 难缠的犟脾气家伙
- He's a mean ornery cuss, but he'll help anyone in real trouble.他是个难缠的犟脾气家伙，但谁真遇上麻烦他都会帮忙。
- get ornery
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记法：把 ornery 想成‘哦！牛脾气！’——某人固执爱唱反调，你只能‘哦’一声认输。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：日常口语、非正式文章 ornery 通常用于口语或非正式语境，指脾气不好或固执，带有随意或不满的语气。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
corner, corn, horn, worn, and scorn all match the stressed /ɔrn/ sequence of ornery (/ˈɔrnɝi/), but none is a full rhyme because ornery ends in /nɝi/. Scenery is a spelling lookalike (-nery) but sounds different: /ˈsiːnəri/.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.