Word · Frequency #32741
petulance
易怒;坏脾气;使性子
核心释义
the tendency to become easily annoyed and show bad temper, often in a childish way
- 1.
孩子气的不耐烦或闹情绪;易怒
Childish impatience or sulkiness; testiness.
孩子气的不耐烦或闹情绪;易怒;易怒;坏脾气;使性子
用法In use
His petulance at the restaurant embarrassed everyone at the table.
用法提示:名词 petulance 在句中作主语,表示“坏脾气、使性子”。
She could not hide her petulance when the game was interrupted.
用法提示:此处 petulance 是不可数名词,作宾语,指“易怒”的状态。
His sudden petulance surprised his usually calm colleagues.
用法提示:名词 petulance 前有形容词 sudden,作主语,表示一时的“使性子”。
display/show petulance
petulance 常与 show/display 搭配,指表现出不耐烦或易怒。
The child displayed petulance when denied candy.
被拒绝给糖果时,孩子表现出坏脾气。
with petulance
介词 with 后接 petulance 表示方式。
相关词与表达Connections
易混词Confusing words
- petulant
- 易怒的,任性的 · petulant 是形容词,用于修饰人或行为;petulance 是名词,指易怒的性情或状态
词族Word family
- petulances
- plural
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