Restive
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[编辑] GRE 红宝书
- adj. 不安静的, 不安宁的
- ［英］ adj. 不安静的, 不安宁的 ( marked by impatience; fidgety)
- ［记］ 注意不要看成是""休息的""意思, restive=restless
[编辑] Webster Collegiate
adjective
- Etymology: Middle English restyf, from Anglo-French restif, from rester to stop, resist, remain
- Date: 15th century
- 1. stubbornly resisting control ; balky
- 2. marked by impatience or uneasiness ; fidgety
- Synonyms: see contrary
- ? restively adverb
- ? restiveness noun
