| 释义 |
whiny, a.|ˈhwaɪnɪ|
Also whiney.
[f. whine n. or v. + -y2.]
Characterized by whining; disposed to whine, fretful. Also whin(e)y pin(e)y; so whiney-pine vb. intr., to make whining noises.
1854A. E. Baker Northampt. Gloss., Whiny piny, fretful, complaining. 1885T. Mozley Remin. Towns, etc. I. 377 The sweet but rather whiny sing-song of Northamptonshire. 1897Sarah Grand Beth Bk. iv. (1898) 29 Beth, you really are a whiny child, you always have a grievance. 1920‘K. Mansfield’ Let. 27 Sept. (1977) 182 Two infant wasps..each caught hold of a side of a leaf and began to tug... They became furious. They whimpered, whiney-pined—snatched at each other—wouldn't give way.
Add: Hence ˈwhininess n.
1934in Webster. 1980J. Lees-Milne Harold Nicolson I. xiii. 276 Percy became a different person without her perpetual whininess. 1988Times 14 July 8/2 All this adds up to an image of weakness, insincerity, whininess and what the Americans call ‘goofiness’. |