crotchety
- adj. 有怪想的,想入非非的;反復(fù)無常的
中文詞源
詞源同crook, cranky. 即腦子轉(zhuǎn)彎,跟常人不一樣的。
英文詞源
- crotchety (adj.)
- 1825, from crotchet "whim or fancy" + -y (2). But the sense evolution is obscure.
雙語例句
- 1. He was tired and crotchety.
- 他累了,動不動就發(fā)火。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 2. He is a crotchety old man.
- 他是個脾氣暴躁的老頭。
來自辭典例句
- 3. His crotchety, even cruel behavior must be mischaracterized too.
- 他反復(fù)無常 、 甚至是殘酷的行為一定也是由于復(fù)雜的性格原因.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
- 4. It's hardly surprising that this bold, or perhaps crotchety, proposal was instantly controversial.
- 不出所料, 這個大膽, 些許有些離奇的建議一經(jīng)提出便立刻引起爭議.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)