be pettish
通常描述暂时性的易怒状态。
He is pettish today.
他今天闹情绪。
易怒的；爱发脾气的
易怒的,脾气坏的；闹情绪的；怒气冲冲的
易怒的,脾气坏的
easily irritated or annoyed
She became pettish when she didn't get her way.
当她不能如愿时，她就变得易怒。
用法提示：pettish 作形容词，描述她因不顺心而闹情绪。
The child was tired and pettish.
孩子累了，变得爱发脾气。
用法提示：pettish 描述孩子疲劳时易怒的状态。
His pettish tone annoyed everyone.
他那怒气冲冲的语气惹恼了所有人。
用法提示：pettish 作定语修饰 tone，表示语气中带着恼怒。
通常描述暂时性的易怒状态。
He is pettish today.
他今天闹情绪。
后接引起不满的具体事物。
She is pettish about the delay.
她对延误感到生气。
修饰人时暗示性格倾向。
a pettish child
一个闹脾气的孩子
grammar · medium
易错句子He pettish.
正确表达He is pettish.
中文学习者常遗漏系动词be，因中文里形容词可直接作谓语。英语中形容词作表语前必须加系动词。
grammar · medium
易错句子His pettish made everyone annoyed.
正确表达His pettishness made everyone annoyed.
将形容词pettish误用作名词，应使用名词形式pettishness。形容词不能作为主语或宾语。
grammar · medium
易错句子She is very petish today.
正确表达She is very pettish today.
拼写错误，漏了一个t。pettish由pet（闹情绪）加-ish构成，双t是正确拼写。
petulant 强调孩子气或任性的发脾气，而 pettish 更侧重于动不动就生气的小情绪。
peevish 倾向于因小事而烦躁、爱发牢骚，pettish 则更多是短暂的闹情绪。
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