"petulant" in Chinese (Traditional)
脾氣壞的任性的
Definition
描述一個人容易生氣、愛耍性子或以孩子氣、鬧彆扭的態度行事,尤其是為了一些小事。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
“Petulant”多見於正式或書面語,形容人因小事容易發火、像小孩似地鬧情緒。常用於描寫小孩或不成熟的大人,不如“angry”強烈,更接近“鬧彆扭”或“孩子氣”。
Examples
The petulant child refused to eat his dinner.
那個**脾氣壞的**孩子拒絕喫晚餐。
She sounded petulant when she lost the game.
她輸掉比賽時語氣很**任性**。
His petulant reply surprised everyone.
他**脾氣壞的**回答讓大家很驚訝。
No need to get all petulant just because things didn’t go your way.
沒必要因為事情不如意就變得這麼**任性**。
He tends to be petulant when he’s tired or hungry.
他餓了或累時容易變得很**脾氣壞**。
Her petulant sigh told everyone she was fed up with the meeting.
她那聲**任性**的嘆氣讓大家都知道她對會議不耐煩了。