petulance

ˈpɛtʃələns
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Translation of petulance from English into Chinese

Noun

1.

emotion

childish bad temper over something unimportant
任性 rènxìng脾气暴躁 小性子
  • Her petulance was evident when she didn't get her way.当她没有如愿时,她的任性显而易见。
2.

irritability

state of being irritable or easily annoyed
易怒情绪 烦躁 fán zào脾气暴躁
  • His petulance made it hard to work with him.他的易怒情绪让人很难与他共事.
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Synonyms and analogies of petulance in English

Examples of petulance in a sentence

  • Petulance is not tolerated in this classroom.
  • Her petulance was evident in her tone.
  • The child's petulance was exhausting for the parents.

Translations of "petulance" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
脾气n. - pí qi

Her petulance in refusing to share the toy amused the adults.

她因为不肯分享玩具而小孩子脾气大发,把大人们都逗乐了。

任性 - rèn xìng

Is probably responding to a childish, pointless act of petulance.

或许是在应对一种幼稚 毫无意义的任性行为

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petulance: Examples and translations in context

The child's petulance made it difficult for the teacher to maintain order.

孩子老是闹脾气,让老师很难维持课堂秩序。

Her sudden petulance surprised her usually calm and composed friends.

她突然变得爱发脾气,把一向冷静稳重的朋友们都吓了一跳。

His petulance made her impatient.

他的任性让她无法忍受。

Even so, the writers and broadcasters didn't take kindly to Kobe's selfishness, arrogance and petulance.

即便如此,专栏作家和解说们并不放过科比的自私、傲慢和小脾气。

Mr Rooney, however, is hampered by the characteristic English vices of insubordination and petulance.

然而,鲁尼受到了不服从命令和任性等英国人特有的恶习的阻碍。

One reviewer said that she played her part in Notes on a Scandal with "petulance and angst", while her performance as Lola Quincey in Atonement has been called "impressive".

一位影评人说她在电影《丑闻笔记》中扮演的角色是"任性而焦虑"的,而她在电影《赎罪》中扮演的角色萝拉·昆西(Lola Quincey)则"令人印象深刻"。

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