cantankerous
cantankerousadjective- bad-tempered, argumentative, and uncooperative
脾气坏的;爱争吵的;不合作的
he can be a cantankerous old fossil at times.
他有时可能是个坏脾气的老顽固。
派生cantankerouslyadverbcantankerousnessnoun语源- mid 18th cent.: of unknown origin; perhaps a blend of Anglo-Irish cant 'auction' and rancorous (see rancour)
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