c. 1600, "insolence, immodesty," from French pétulance (early 16c.), from Latin petulantia "sauciness, impudence," noun of quality from petulantem (see petulant). Meaning "peevishness" is recorded from 1784, from influence of pettish, etc. It displaced earlier petulancy (1550s).
雙語例句
1. His petulance made her impatient.
他的任性讓她無法忍受。
來自辭典例句
2. He tore up the manuscript in a fit of petulance.
他一怒之下把手稿撕碎了.
來自辭典例句
3. Control yourself , sir. These outbursts of petulance are not seemly.
您哪, 就克制點吧. 這么使性子可不像話.
來自辭典例句
4. Zeus's pride and petulance became more and more intolerable.