petulant

'petʃәlәnt

GRE

s easily irritated or annoyed

a. 任性的, 暴躁的, 易生气的, 难以取悦的

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使用频率

petulant 由词根 pet（表示“追求”）和后缀 -ulant（表示“具有某种性质的”）组成，可以理解为“追求不耐烦的状态”。

例句

1. The petulant child threw a tantrum when he didn't get his way.

那个任性的孩子在没有如愿时大发脾气。

2. Her petulant remarks often made it difficult to have a calm discussion.

她的无礼言辞常常让冷静讨论变得困难。

3. After a long day at work, he became petulant and snapped at his friends.

在工作了一整天后，他变得脾气暴躁，冲朋友们发脾气。