詞語：cantankerous
cantankerous是什麼意思
簡明英漢詞典
cantankerous
[kEn5tANkErEs]
adj.
脾氣壞的, 愛吵架的, 剛愎的, 任性的
美國傳統詞典[雙解]
cantankerous
can.tan.ker.ous
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adj.（形容詞）
(1)Ill-tempered and quarrelsome; disagreeable.
脾氣不好的和愛爭吵的；不討人喜歡的
(2)Difficult to handle:
難以處理的：
「had to use liquid helium, which is supercold, costly and cantankerous」(Boston Globe)
「不得不使用極冷、昂貴且難以處理的液態氦」(波士頓環球)
語源
(1)Perhaps from Middle English contek [dissension] influenced by words such as rancorous , cankerous
可能源自 中古英語 contek [爭論] 受如下單詞的影響，如 rancorous, cankerous
(2)from Anglo-Norman contec
源自 英法語 contec
(3)possibly from Latin cont3s [past participle of] contingere [to touch] * see contact
可能源自 拉丁語 cont3s [] contingere的過去分詞 [觸摸] *參見 contact
繼承用法
cantan「kerously
adv.（副詞）
cantan「kerousness
n.（名詞）
現代英漢詞典
cantankerous
[kAn5tANkErEs]
adj.
脾氣壞的；愛爭吵的
現代英漢綜合大辭典
cantankerous
[kEn5tANkErEs]
adj.
脾氣不好的, 難處的, 愛吵鬧的
繼承用法
cantankerously
adj.
cantankerousness
n.
英文相關詞典
cantankerous
crankycrossirritablemeanquarrelsome
美國傳統詞典
cantankerous
can.tan.ker.ous
AHD:[k2n-t2ng「k…r-…s]
D.J.[k#n6t#0k**s]
K.K.[k#n6t#0k+*s]
adj.
(1)Ill-tempered and quarrelsome; disagreeable.
(2)Difficult to handle:
「had to use liquid helium, which is supercold, costly and cantankerous」(Boston Globe)
語源
(1)Perhaps from Middle English contek [dissension] influenced by words such as rancorous , cankerous
(2)from Anglo-Norman contec
(3)possibly from Latin cont3s [past participle of] contingere [to touch] * see contact
繼承用法
cantan「kerously
adv.
cantan「kerousness
n.