quer.u.lous
adj.(形容词)Given to complaining; peevish.喜欢抱怨的,易怒的Expressing a complaint or grievance; grumbling:表示埋怨或不平的;发牢骚的:例句:a querulous voice; querulous comments.不满的声音;不满的评论
来源:Middle English querulose [litigious, quarrelsome] 中古英语 querulose [讼诉的,好争吵的] from Old French querelos 源自 古法语 querelos from Late Latin querulôsus [querulous] 源自 后期拉丁语 querulôsus [爱抱怨的] from Latin querulus 源自 拉丁语 querulus from quero [to complain] * see kwes- 源自 quero [埋怨] *参见 kwes-
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quer.ulously
adv.(副词)quer.ulousness
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