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Choose the adjective petulant to describe a person or behavior that is irritable in a childish way.
The adjective, petulant, is a disapproving term used to describe a bad-tempered child, an adult behaving like an angry child or behavior of this type. Angry or annoyed mean the same thing, but if you choose the word, petulant, you are indicating that it is unreasonable or unjustified. Petulant came to English in the late 16th century from the Latin petulantem “forward, insolent” but was not recorded to mean childishly irritable until the late 1700s.
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词根: pet
=seek,表示”追求,寻求”
adj.
centripetal 向心的centri=centr中心+pet追+al……的→追求中心的→向心的
competent 有能力的,能胜任的;足够的compete竞争+ent……的→competent有竞争的能力
competitive 竞争的;好竞争的;[价格等的]有竞争力的compete[v.比赛,竞争]+itive……的→adj.竞争的;好竞争的;[价格等的]有竞争力的
impetuous 冲动的,鲁莽的impetus[n.推动[力],促进,冲动]+ous……的→impetuous冲动的
perpetual 永久的,永恒的,长期的per全部永久+pet追求,寻求+ual……的→追求永久的
petulant 性急的,暴躁的pet追求,寻求+ulant多……的→追求太多,导致脾气不好
propitious 吉利的,顺利的pro前+piti=pet追求,寻求+ous……的→在[别人]前面追到→幸运的
n.
appetite 食欲,胃口;欲望,性欲;爱好,趣味ap一再+pet追求,寻求+ite表名词→一再追求→有胃口
appetizer 开胃食品,开胃物appet=appetite胃口+izer东西→n.开胃食品,开胃物
competence 能力,胜任某种工作的资格competent[[adj.有能力的,能胜任的;足够的]]省鷑.能力,胜任某种工作的资格
competition 竞争, 竞赛compete[v.比赛,竞争]+ition表名词→n.竞争, 竞赛
petition 请愿书,申请书pet追求,寻求+ition表名词→追寻状态→请愿[词性变化:可做动词]
petitioner 请愿人petition[n.请愿书,申请书 v.[向…]请愿,正式请求]+er人→n.请愿人
v.
compete 比赛,竞争com共同+pet追求+e→一起追→比赛
perpetuate 使永存,使永记不忘per全部,永久+pet追求,寻求+uate=ate表动词→追求永久
petition [向…]请愿,正式请求pet追求,寻求+ition表名词→追寻状态→请愿[词性变化:可做动词]
propitiate 讨好,抚慰pro前+piti=pet追求,寻求+ate表动词→追到前面去→获宠爱