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形容词,指容易发怒的、性情暴躁的。形容一个人脾气火爆,稍有不顺就容易动怒。
He is an irascible old man who shouts at anyone who walks on his lawn.
他是个暴躁的老头,谁踩了他的草坪他就冲谁大喊大叫。
Despite her irascible temperament, she was deeply loved by her students, who learned to see past her sharp words to the genuine concern beneath.
尽管她脾气暴躁,学生们依然深深爱戴她,因为他们学会了透过她尖锐的言辞看到背后真切的关心。
源自拉丁语 irascibilis,由 irasci(发怒)派生而来,而 irasci 又来自 ira(愤怒)。这个词根 ira 在英语中也出现在 ire(愤怒)和 irate(愤怒的)等词中。该词经由古法语传入英语,自14世纪起开始使用,一直用来形容容易被激怒的性格特征。