easily irritated, especially by unimportant things (尤指因琐事而)易怒的,脾气坏的,乖戾的 all this makes Stephen fretful and peevish. 所有这些使得斯蒂芬既烦恼又生气。 ■querulous 爱发牢骚的,抱怨的 a peevish, whining voice. 一个抱怨、哀诉的声音。
派生 peevishly adverb peevishness noun 语源
late Middle English (in the sense 'foolish, mad, spiteful'): of unknown origin