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单词 petulance
释义 pet·u·lance
\ˈpechələn(t)s\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: French pétulance, from Latin petulantia impudence, from petulant-, petulans impudent + -ia -y
1. : the quality or state of being petulant:
 a. archaic : wantonness or insolence in speech or behavior : rudeness
  < the petulance with which obscure scribblers … treat men of the most respectable character — James Boswell >
 b. : temporary or capricious ill humor : peevishness
  < the petulance and crankiness of an old man who has been at the head of affairs all his life — Robert Graves >
2. : a petulant expression
 < his dexterous petulances making the air all like needles round you — Thomas Carlyle >
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