英语词汇“petulance”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典-新都网

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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