| 单词 | cantankerous |
| 释义 | cantankerous[kæn'tæŋkərəs]a. 专爱唱反调的, 爱吵架的 cantankerous can.tan.ker.ous AHD: [k²n-t²ng“k…r-…s] D.J. [k#n6t#0k*r*s]K.K. [k#n6t#0k*r*s]adj.（形容词）1. Ill-tempered and quarrelsome; disagreeable.脾气不好的和爱争吵的；不讨人喜欢的2. Difficult to handle:难以处理的：“had to use liquid helium, which is supercold, costly and cantankerous”(&b{Boston Globe})“不得不使用极冷、昂贵且难以处理的液态氦”(波士顿环球)语源:1. Perhaps from Middle English contek [dissension] influenced by words such as rancorous , cankerous 可能源自 中古英语 contek [争论] 受如下单词的影响，如 rancorous, cankerous 2. from Anglo-Norman contec 源自 英法语 contec 3. possibly from Latin cont³ctus [past participle of] contingere [to touch] * see contact 可能源自 拉丁语 cont³ctus [] contingere的过去分词 [触摸] *参见 contact继承用法:cantan“kerously adv.（副词）cantan“kerousness n.（名词） |
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