| 词汇 | testiness |
| 释义 | testiness noun[ U ] uk /ˈtes.ti.nəs/ us /ˈtes.ti.nəs/ the quality of becoming annoyed very easily and of not being patient: 暴躁，易怒 Tiredness may account for some of his testiness.疲倦可能是他暴躁的部分原因。 See testy He was known for his displays of testiness to the press. Then, with testiness in her voice, she added, "Sometimes a breakfast is just a breakfast." They were frayed at the edges and it showed in their testiness . By the following morning there was a considerable amount of irritability and testiness in the air. He exhibits none of the Prime Minister's ill-concealed testiness. Bad-tempered argumentative bad-tempered be hell on wheelsidiom be like a bear with a sore headidiom be spoiling for a fightidiom grouchiness grouchy grumpily grumpiness grumpy pettish pettishly petulance petulancy petulant stroppy surlily surliness testily testy Examples of testinesstestiness This leads to greater tolerance (leniency) of miscommunication in interactions with prestige groups but less tolerance (testiness) in interactions with members of a socially marginalized group. It is not just testiness on the part of teachers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Any humour that there was fell very flat and the testiness was unnecessary. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I think that he overdid the testiness. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They have a gentle rapport that unfolds convincingly after some initial testiness. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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