pettish

• adj. 易怒的；闹情绪的；怒气冲冲的

可能来自pet,宠爱，宠儿，-ish,形容词后缀。引申词义得宠的，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.

我再也不能对你撒娇了。

来自辞典例句