querulous
英 ['kwer?l?s; 'kwerj?l?s]
美['kw?r?l?s]
- adj. 易怒的，暴躁的；愛(ài)發(fā)牢騷的，抱怨的；愛(ài)挑剔的
TEM8GRE暢通詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
副詞:?querulously;
中文詞源
querulous 抱怨的，惱怒的
來(lái)自拉丁語(yǔ)queri,抱怨，詞源同quarrel.
英文詞源
- querulous
- querulous: see quarrel
- querulous (adj.)
- c. 1400, from Old French querelos "quarrelsome, argumentative" and directly from Late Latin querulosus, from Latin querulus "full of complaints, complaining," from queri "to complain." Retains the original vowel of quarrel (n.1). Related: Querulously; querulousness.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. The querulous old man refused to be put on the shelf.
- 那個(gè)愛(ài)抱怨的老人不肯讓人撇在一邊.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 2. A querulous male voice said, "Look, are you going to order, or what?"
- 一個(gè)男人不滿地問(wèn)：“喂，你到底要不要點(diǎn)菜？”
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 3. He was not one who was inclined to be querulous.
- 他并不是愛(ài)吹毛求疵的人.
來(lái)自辭典例句
- 4. One gets unsettled, depressed, and inclined to be querulous.
- 有的人變得心緒不寧, 神情沮喪, 動(dòng)不動(dòng)就愛(ài)發(fā)牢騷.
來(lái)自辭典例句
- 5. He was also petty, unreasonably querulous, and mean.
- 他還是個(gè)氣量狹窄, 無(wú)事生非, 平庸刻薄的人.
來(lái)自辭典例句