cantankerous

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GRE

s. having a difficult and contrary disposition

a. 专爱唱反调的, 爱吵架的

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cantankerous 可以分为 cant（脾气）和 ankerous（带有...性质的），整体意思指的是脾气坏的、好争吵的。

例句

1. The cantankerous old man yelled at the kids for playing in his yard.

那个脾气暴躁的老人因为孩子们在他家院子里玩耍而大吼大叫。

2. My cantankerous neighbor always complains about the noise in our building.

我那个爱发脾气的邻居总是抱怨我们楼里的噪音。

3. She has a cantankerous personality, but deep down, she is very kind.

她性格脾气古怪，但内心其实非常善良。