petulant
adjective /ˈpetʃələnt/
/ˈpetʃələnt/
- behaving in an angry or sulky way, especially because you cannot do or have what you want
闹脾气的；爱耍性子的；赌气的；任性的 - He behaved like a petulant child and refused to cooperate.
他像个耍性子的孩子，拒绝合作。 - Her tone of voice became abrupt and petulant.
她的语气变得唐突而暴躁。
词源late 16th cent. (in the sense ‘immodest’): from French pétulant, from Latin petulant- ‘impudent’ (related to petere ‘aim at, seek’). The current sense (mid 18th cent.) is influenced by pettish. - He behaved like a petulant child and refused to cooperate.