peevish的词源

英文词源

peevish (adj.)

late 14c., peyvesshe "perverse, capricious, silly," of uncertain origin, possibly modeled on Latin perversus "reversed, perverse," past participle of pervertere "to turn about" (see pervert (v.)). Meaning "cross, fretful" first recorded 1520s. Related: Peevishly; peevishness.

中文词源

peevish：生气的，易怒的

词源不详，可能来自perverse受-ish影响的俗化形式，词义由“任性的，无理取闹的”引申为生气的，易怒的等。

该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：peevish 词源，peevish 含义。