英语单词cantankerous翻译，英文单词cantankerous的意思

cantankerous

简明英汉词典

cantankerous

[kEn5tANkErEs]

adj.

脾气坏的, 爱吵架的, 刚愎的, 任性的

美国传统词典[双解]

cantankerous

can.tan.ker.ous

AHD:[k2n-t2ng“k…r-…s]

D.J.[k#n6t#0k**s]

K.K.[k#n6t#0k+*s]

adj.（形容词）

(1)Ill-tempered and quarrelsome; disagreeable.

脾气不好的和爱争吵的；不讨人喜欢的

(2)Difficult to handle:

难以处理的：

“had to use liquid helium, which is supercold, costly and cantankerous”(Boston Globe)

“不得不使用极冷、昂贵且难以处理的液态氦”(波士顿环球)

语源

(1)Perhaps from Middle English contek [dissension] influenced by words such as rancorous , cankerous

可能源自 中古英语 contek [争论] 受如下单词的影响，如 rancorous, cankerous

(2)from Anglo-Norman contec

源自 英法语 contec

(3)possibly from Latin cont3s [past participle of] contingere [to touch] * see contact

可能源自 拉丁语 cont3s [] contingere的过去分词 [触摸] *参见 contact

继承用法

cantan“kerously

adv.（副词）

cantan“kerousness

n.（名词）

现代英汉词典

cantankerous

[kAn5tANkErEs]

adj.

脾气坏的；爱争吵的

现代英汉综合大辞典

cantankerous

[kEn5tANkErEs]

adj.

脾气不好的, 难处的, 爱吵闹的

继承用法

cantankerously

adj.

cantankerousness

n.

英文相关词典

cantankerous

crankycrossirritablemeanquarrelsome

美国传统词典

cantankerous

can.tan.ker.ous

AHD:[k2n-t2ng“k…r-…s]

D.J.[k#n6t#0k**s]

K.K.[k#n6t#0k+*s]

adj.

(1)Ill-tempered and quarrelsome; disagreeable.

(2)Difficult to handle:

“had to use liquid helium, which is supercold, costly and cantankerous”(Boston Globe)

语源

(1)Perhaps from Middle English contek [dissension] influenced by words such as rancorous , cankerous

(2)from Anglo-Norman contec

(3)possibly from Latin cont3s [past participle of] contingere [to touch] * see contact

继承用法

cantan“kerously

adv.

cantan“kerousness

n.