ornery

英['ɔːnəri]美['ɔːrnəri]
  • adj. 脾气坏的；故意刁难的

    • 记忆方法

    词源记忆法
    来自ordinary方言缩写，词义由普通的引申为劣质的，粗糙的，后用于形容人脾气坏的，闹别扭的。
      adjective(形容词)
      1. 脾气坏的;爱争吵的

    双解例句

    adjective(形容词)
    1. 脾气坏的;爱争吵的

      He had been in an ornery mood all day, arguing with everyone who got in his way.

      他一整天脾气都很坏，跟每个妨碍了他的人都发生了争吵。

    小知识

    To be ornery is to be grumpy and hard to please. Oscar the Grouch? Definitely ornery.

    The adjective ornery sprung up in the early 19th century when people started pronouncing ordinary with an accent. The root of ordinary is the Latin word for “order,” and if you disrupt the orderly existence of an ornery person, prepare to get yelled at. A person can have a consistently ornery personality, or maybe you’re feeling ornery today because you skipped breakfast. Some synonyms for ornery are cantankerous and crotchety, words that sound as grumpy as the people they describe.

    实用短语

    1. but also ornery

      而且脾气暴躁

    2. ornery y

      坏脾气的

    同义词

    adj.顽固的;坏脾气的

    disagreeable  /  difficult  /  cranky  /  headstrong  /  willful  /  contrary  /  disobedient  /  stubborn  /  adamant  /  rigid  /  irritable  /  obstinate  /  rebellious  /  stiff  /  mean  /  unruly  /  cross  /  malicious  /  firm

    其他释义

    willful  /  firm  /  cranky  /  spiteful  /  adamant  /  mad  /  malicious  /  difficult  /  unruly  /  irritable  /  stiff  /  contrary  /  rebellious  /  mean  /  testy  /  cross  /  disagreeable  /  rigid  /  disobedient  /  stubborn  /  obstinate  /  headstrong

    同根词

    词根：ornery

    n.

    orneriness不合作；故意刁难（ornery的名词）