pettish

GRE

英 ['petɪʃ] 美['pɛtɪʃ]

释义

adj. 易怒的；闹情绪的；怒气冲冲的

词态变化

副词: pettishly;

中文词源

pettish 使性子的

可能来自pet,宠爱，宠儿，-ish,形容词后缀。引申词义得宠的，任性的，使性子的。

英文词源

pettish (adj.): 1550s, "impetuous," evidently from pet (n.2) in its "ill humor" sense + -ish. Meaning "peevish, easily annoyed" is from 1590s.
It has naturally been assoc. with PET sb.1, as being a characteristic habit of a "pet" or indulged and spoiled child; but the connexion of sense is not very clear or simple .... [OED]
Related: Pettishly; pettishness.

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英英释意

1. easily irritated or annoyed;: "an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen"

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