Word
peevishnesses
/ˈpiːviʃnis/
noun
坏脾气；易怒；爱发牢骚
peevishnesses is the plural of peevishness.
the quality of being peevish; a bad-tempered, complaining disposition
- 1.
The state of being peevish.
易怒的状态
易怒的状态；脾气不好；爱发牢骚
In use
Her peevishness at the smallest delay made travelling with her exhausting.
He tried to hide his peevishness behind a polite smile during the meeting.
The team blamed the project's failure on the manager's peevishness.
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。
peevishness about/over sth
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。
with peevishness
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。
Common mistakes
He is very peevishness today.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。
He has many peevishnesses.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。
Connections
Confusing words
- irritability
- 易怒 · ‘peevishness’ 指脾气不好，‘irritability’ 强调容易被激怒。
Word family
- peevishnesses
- plural
Learner notes
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.