pettish

• adj. 易怒的；鬧情緒的；怒氣衝衝的

可能來自pet,寵愛，寵兒，-ish,形容詞後綴。引申詞義得寵的，任性的，使性子的。

pettish (adj.)

1550s, "impetuous," evidently from pet (n.2) in its "ill humor" sense + -ish. Meaning "peevish, easily annoyed" is from 1590s.

It has naturally been assoc. with PET sb.1, as being a characteristic habit of a "pet" or indulged and spoiled child; but the connexion of sense is not very clear or simple .... [OED]

Related: Pettishly; pettishness.

1. I can't act in pettish to you any further.

我再也不能對你撒嬌了。

來自辭典例句