记忆方法
将“pettish”分解为“pet”和“-ish”。想象一只宠物因为一些小事而变得小气或挑剔，这样就容易记住“pettish”表示小气的或挑剔的意思。
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中文词源
pettish 使性子的
可能来自pet,宠爱，宠儿，-ish,形容词后缀。引申词义得宠的，任性的，使性子的。
英语词源
- pettish (adj.)
- 1550s, "impetuous," evidently from pet (n.2) in its "ill humor" sense + -ish. Meaning "peevish, easily annoyed" is from 1590s.
It has naturally been assoc. with PET sb.1, as being a characteristic habit of a "pet" or indulged and spoiled child; but the connexion of sense is not very clear or simple .... [OED]
Related: Pettishly; pettishness.
权威例句
- 1. I can't act in pettish to you any further.
- 我再也不能对你撒娇了。