cantankerous: [18] Cantankerous is a rather mysterious word. It first appears in the 1770s, and the earliest known reference to it is in Oliver Goldsmith’s She Stoops to Conquer 1772: ‘There’s not a more bitter cantanckerous road in all christendom’. Its origin is disputed: perhaps the likeliest source is Middle English contekour ‘brawler’, from contek ‘strife’, a borrowing from an unrecorded Anglo-Norman *contek, but an Irish origin has also been suggested, perhaps from Irish cannrán ‘strife, grumbling’ (another early user of the word was the Irish playwright Thomas Sheridan).
cantankerous (adj.)
1772, said to be "a Wiltshire word," probably from an alteration (influenced by raucous) of Middle English contakour "troublemaker" (c. 1300), from Anglo-French contec "discord, strife," from Old French contechier (Old North French contekier), from con- "with" + teche, related to atachier "hold fast" (see attach). With -ous. Related: Cantankerously; cantankerousness.
cantankerous 英文释义
1. stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate;
"unions...have never been as bloody-minded about demarcation as the shipbuilders"- Spectator
2. having a difficult and contrary disposition;
"a cantankerous and venomous-tongued old lady"- Dorothy Sayers
cantankerous 双语例句
1. a cantankerous old man
爱抱怨的老头
来自《权威词典》
2. He met a crabbed, cantankerous director.
他碰上了一位坏脾气、爱争吵的主管。
来自辞典例句
3. He was nothing but a narrow, ignorant, and cantankerous sea -- faring man .
他只不过是个狭隘无知 、 脾气 暴戾 的海员而已.
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4. Sometimes they can be cantankerous, mean - spirited, unkind, and sometimes downright cruel.
有时候,他们可能脾气古怪, 心胸狭窄, 不友善, 有时简直是残酷的.
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5. The cantankerous bus driver rouse on the children for singing.
那个坏脾气的公共汽车司机因为孩子们唱歌而骂他们.
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cantankerous 实用场景例句
a cantankerous old man
爱抱怨的老头
牛津词典
...a cantankerous old man.
牢骚满腹的老人
柯林斯高阶英语词典
Cantankerous chap Roger always was.
罗杰始终是一个坏脾气的家伙.
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This " troubleshooter " listened and let the cantankerous customer enjoy himself pouring out his tirade.
这位 [ 调解员 ] 去那里后,静静听着.尽量让这位好争论的老先生,发泄他满肚子的牢骚.
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Mrs Letouzel, you cantankerous old bag , what do you mean, by complaining about your money!
累托兹太太, 你这个老泼妇, 你为你的钱叫苦连天,这究竟是什么意思!
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The cantankerous bus driver rouse on the children for singing.
那个坏脾气的公共汽车司机因为孩子们唱歌而骂他们.
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And for the bruised and cantankerous American psyche, it could not come at a worse time.
