querulous
adjective /ˈkwerələs/
/ˈkwerələs/
(formal, disapproving)- complaining; showing that you are annoyed
synonym peevish抱怨的;显得恼怒的 - He complained in a querulous voice about having been woken up.
他抱怨被吵醒了。
词源late 15th cent.: from late Latin querulosus, from Latin querulus, from queri ‘complain’. - He complained in a querulous voice about having been woken up.