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shrewish的意思

shrewish
英式音标['ʃruɪʃ]
美式英标['ʃruːɪʃ]

基本解释

adj. 泼妇一样的;爱骂街的;脾气暴躁的

中文词源

shrewish 女人脾气坏的

来自 shrew,泼妇,悍妇,-ish,形容词后缀。

英文词源

shrewish (adj.)
late 14c., "wicked, malignant," from shrew + -ish. Of women, "malignant and scolding," from 1560s. Related: Shrewishly; shrewishness.

实用例句

1. Even her own party considered her shrewish and nagging, and cold-shouldered her in the corridors.
就连她自己团队里的人都认为她泼妇似的,又爱唠叨,在走廊里看见她也不爱搭理她。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Would he leave his shrewish wife, sell the Two Lions and live like a king?
他会不会离开那位厉害的妻子, 把“双狮”卖掉,去过国王一样的生活?
来自辞典例句
3. He had gone into the tar - roofing business in order to support his shrewish wife, Zilla.
为了供着他那刁泼的妻子齐拉,他改行做了沥青房顶生意.
来自辞典例句
4. The old fisherman was cursed by his shrewish wife.
老渔夫被他那厉害的老婆骂了一痛.
来自互联网
5. A woman regarded as disreputable or shrewish.
被认为是不名誉的或泼辣的女人.
来自互联网