"quietly sullen," 1744, of uncertain origin. Connection has been suggested to obsolete, rare sulke "hard to sell" (1630s) and to Old English asolcen "idle, lazy, slow," past participle adjective from aseolcan "become sluggish, be weak or idle" (related to besylcan "be languid"), from Proto-Germanic *seklan (cognates: Middle High German selken "to drop, fall"). But words of similar meaning often are held to be imitative (compare miff, mope, boudoir). Related: Sulkily; sulkiness.
sulky (n.)
"light carriage with two wheels," 1756, apparently a noun use of sulky (adj.), on notion of "standoffishness," because the carriage has room for only one person and obliges the rider to be alone.
实用例句
1. I was quite sulky, so I didn't take part in much.
我很烦，所以没有积极参与。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Sarah had looked sulky all morning.
萨拉一上午都不高兴地板着脸。
来自《权威词典》
3. She brought along a couple of sulky looking kids.
她带来几个脸色愠怒的孩子.
来自《简明英汉词典》
4. Young girls sometimes become sulky because they are jealous.
