a fit of peevishness
表示短暂的情绪发作。
He was tired and prone to fits of peevishness.
他累了,容易一阵阵地发脾气。
坏脾气;易怒;爱发牢骚
peevishnesses — plural of peevishness
易怒的状态;脾气不好;爱发牢骚
the quality of being peevish; a bad-tempered, complaining disposition
易怒的状态
The state of being peevish.
Her peevishness at the smallest delay made travelling with her exhausting.
她对最微小的延误都会发脾气,这使和她一起旅行令人精疲力竭。
用法提示:peevishness 是名词,在句中作主语,表示“坏脾气、易怒”。
He tried to hide his peevishness behind a polite smile during the meeting.
会议期间,他试图用礼貌的微笑掩饰自己的坏脾气。
用法提示:peevishness 是名词,作 hide 的宾语,指“坏脾气”的状态。
The team blamed the project's failure on the manager's peevishness.
团队把项目失败归咎于经理的坏脾气。
用法提示:peevishness 是名词,作介词 on 的宾语,指“坏脾气、易怒”的性格。
表示短暂的情绪发作。
He was tired and prone to fits of peevishness.
他累了,容易一阵阵地发脾气。
后接抱怨的具体对象。
Her peevishness about the delay annoyed everyone.
她对延误的抱怨惹恼了所有人。
表示伴随的状态。
She spoke with peevishness, complaining about everything.
她说话带着脾气,抱怨一切。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is very peevishness today.
正确表达He is very peevish today.
peevishness 是名词,不能用作形容词描述人的情绪。应使用形容词 peevish。
grammar · medium
易错句子He has many peevishnesses.
正确表达He has a lot of peevishness.
peevishness 是不可数名词,不能用复数形式。应使用 a lot of 等修饰不可数名词的表达。
‘peevishness’ 指脾气不好,‘irritability’ 强调容易被激怒。
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