stroppy

英 [ˈstrɒp.i] 美 [ˈstrɑː.pi]
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  • adj. 蛮横的,刁蛮的

中文词源

stroppy 易生气的,性情暴躁的

缩写(改写)自 obstreperous,吵闹的,性情暴躁的。

英语词源

stroppy (adj.)
"rebellious," by 1943, British nautical slang, perhaps a slang mangling of obstreperous. "Sea Passages: A Naval Anthology and Introduction to the Study of English" [1943, Geoffrey Callender] quotes from a letter:
Why Nobby should reckon that his raggie should blow the gaff, when there are crushers everywhere, leaves me guessing; but there it is. In the last dog he rounded on me and called me a white rat. I got stroppy and told him he was shooting a line: but all he said was, 'Oh! choke your luff! I'm looking for another oppo you snivelling sand-catcher.' So that looks like paying off.
to which Callender adds, "There is nothing in this letter which an active service rating could fail to understand."

权威例句

1. Don't get stroppy with me—it isn't my fault!
别冲我生气—这不是我的错!
2. A mother I knew was going through a really unpleasant time with a stroppy teenage son.
我认识的一位母亲因为十几岁的儿子脾气暴躁、任性叛逆而过得很不开心。
3. The gas people haven't called to repair the cooker so I shall have to get stroppy with them.
他们还没有叫煤气修理工来修理煤气灶,我怎么能不生气。
4. Don't get stroppy with me it's not my fault!
别对我发火--那不是我的错!
5. And you'll have to watch the seagulls -- not to mention stroppy shopkeepers!
你还得小心海鸥, 更别说脾气暴躁的店主.

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