Word · Frequency #32741
petulances
易怒；坏脾气；使性子
petulances is the plural of petulance.
the tendency to become easily annoyed and show bad temper, often in a childish way
- 1.
Childish impatience or sulkiness; testiness.
孩子气的不耐烦或闹情绪；易怒
孩子气的不耐烦或闹情绪；易怒；易怒；坏脾气；使性子
In use
His petulance at the restaurant embarrassed everyone at the table.
She could not hide her petulance when the game was interrupted.
His sudden petulance surprised his usually calm colleagues.
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。
He spoke with petulance, slamming the door.
他带着坏脾气说话，砰地关上了门。
a fit of petulance
a fit of 表示一阵突发的情感。
She stormed off in a fit of petulance.
她在一阵坏脾气中愤然离去。
Common mistakes
He is very petulance.He is very petulant.
petulance 是名词，不能直接作表语形容词，应改为形容词 petulant。
He made petulance when he lost the game.He showed petulance when he lost the game.
中文‘发脾气’直译为 make petulance，但英语搭配应为 show petulance，动词 make 不用于此。
Connections
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
Word family
- petulances
- 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.