can.tan.ker.ous
cantankerous的音标和读音:
DJ音标发音: [kænˈtæŋkəəs]
KK音标发音: [kænˈtæŋkɚəs]
cantankerous的词性:
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”(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)
cantankerous的词源:
3. 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
4. from Anglo-Norman contec
源自 英法语 contec
5. 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
cantankerous的词性:
adv.(副词)
cantankerous的词性:
n.(名词)