shrewish

shrewish

英 ['ʃruːɪʃ]
　　美 ['ʃruɪʃ]

adj. 潑婦一樣的；愛罵街的；脾氣暴躁的

中文詞源：

shrewish 女人脾氣壞的

來自 shrew,潑婦，悍婦，-ish,形容詞後綴。

例句：

1. Even her own party considered her shrewish and nagging, and cold-shouldered her in the corridors.
就連她自己團隊裡的人都認為她潑婦似的，又愛嘮叨，在走廊裡看見她也不愛搭理她。

2. Would he leave his shrewish wife, sell the Two Lions and live like a king?
他會不會離開那位厲害的妻子, 把“雙獅”賣掉,去過國王一樣的生活?

3. He had gone into the tar - roofing business in order to support his shrewish wife, Zilla.
為瞭供著他那刁潑的妻子齊拉,他改行做瞭瀝青房頂生意.

4. The old fisherman was cursed by his shrewish wife.
老漁夫被他那厲害的老婆罵瞭一痛.

5. A woman regarded as disreputable or shrewish.
被認為是不名譽的或潑辣的女人.