"cantankerous" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 脾氣壞的
• 愛抱怨的

Definition

一個脾氣壞的人經常愛發脾氣、爭吵，很難相處。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“Cantankerous”比“一般的壞脾氣”更正式，常用來形容年長者，也可以描述任何脾氣倔強的人。通常不用來形容小孩。

Examples

My neighbor is very cantankerous.

我的鄰居非常**脾氣壞**。

He became cantankerous after losing his job.

他失業後變得很**脾氣壞**。

The cantankerous old man shouted at the children.

那個**脾氣壞的**老人對孩子們大喊。

Don’t mind her, she’s just being cantankerous today.

別在意，她今天只是有點**愛抱怨**。

That cantankerous customer always complains about everything.

那個**愛抱怨的**顧客總是對什麼都不滿。

Even his friends admitted he could be a bit cantankerous sometimes.

連他的朋友都承認他有時會有點**脾氣壞**。