Cantankerous
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[编辑] 解释
[编辑] GRE 红宝书
- adj. 脾气坏的, 好争吵的
- ［英］ adj. 脾气坏的, 好争吵的 ( bad-tempered; quarrelsome)
- ［记］ cant ( 唱) +ankerous, 可 分割记忆: cant ( 唱) +anker ( 看成, anger) +ous -> 因愤怒而唱 -> 好争吵的
[编辑] Webster Collegiate
adjective
- Etymology: perhaps irregular from obsolete contack contention
- Date: 1772
- difficult or irritating to deal with cantankerous mule
- ? cantankerously adverb
- ? cantankerousness noun
