Word · Frequency #21619
restive
焦躁不安的；不耐烦的
核心释义
impatient or restless under delay, pressure, or control
- 1.
对拖延、胁迫或控制感到不耐烦。
Impatient under delay, duress, or control.
- 2.
抗拒控制；固执。
Resistant to control; stubborn.
- 3.
拒绝移动,尤其是不愿前进。
Refusing to move, especially in a forward direction.
难管束的；倔强的；不肯前进的；逡巡不前的；对拖延、胁迫或控制感到不耐烦。；抗拒控制；固执。；拒绝移动,尤其是不愿前进。
用法In use
The children grew restive during the long car ride.
用法提示：restive 作形容词，表示因受限制或等待而不耐烦。
The employees became restive after waiting for their salaries.
用法提示：restive 作形容词，描述因延迟而产生的不满情绪。
The horse was restive and refused to move forward.
用法提示：restive 作形容词，指动物不服从、难以驾驭。
be restive under/with/about sth
The students were restive under strict school rules.
学生们对严格的校规感到不耐烦。
become/grow/get restive
The crowd grew restive as the delay continued.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- restive horse
- 不肯前进的马；执拗不驯的马
- The restive horse refused to move despite the rider's commands.那匹不肯前进的马不顾骑手的命令，就是不走。
- restive crowd
- 躁动不安、难以控制的人群
- The restive crowd surged toward the barriers.躁动不安的人群涌向栅栏。
- grow restive
- 变得不耐烦；变得焦躁不安
- After waiting two hours, the passengers grew restive.等了两个小时后，乘客们变得焦躁不安。
- restive population
- 难以管束、心怀不满的民众
- A restive population is a serious challenge for any government.难以管束、心怀不满的民众对任何政府都是严峻的挑战。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想：单词里有 rest，但 restive 并不是安分休息，而是被管着就焦躁、不肯就范。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、literary description 该词通常用于正式或书面语，多描述在拖延、胁迫或控制下的不耐烦或抗拒；日常对话中较少见，语气比 restless 更强。
语法说明Grammar Note
通常用于描述人或动物在受限制或拖延时表现出的不耐烦或难以驾驭的状态。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
与 restive 真正押韵的词有 festive、suggestive、digestive、congestive（重读元音同为 /ɛ/，后面接 /stɪv/）。注意 resistive 拼写接近，同以 -stive 结尾，但读作 /rɪˈzɪstɪv/，重音和元音不同，不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.