restive

adjective

/ˈrestɪv/

(formal)

unable to stay still, or unwilling to be controlled, especially because you feel bored or not satisfied难驾驭的；焦躁不安的；不耐烦的
- The crowd was growing increasingly restive.人群变得越来越不安。
- The news was relayed to the restive citizens.消息被传达给了焦躁不安的市民。
词源late 16th cent.: from Old French restif, -ive, from Latin restare ‘remain’. The original sense, ‘inclined to remain still’, has been reversed; the association with the uncontrollable movements of a horse gave rise to the current sense ‘restless’.

词汇	restive
释义	restive adjective /ˈrestɪv/ /ˈrestɪv/ (formal) unable to stay still, or unwilling to be controlled, especially because you feel bored or not satisfied难驾驭的；焦躁不安的；不耐烦的 The crowd was growing increasingly restive.人群变得越来越不安。 The news was relayed to the restive citizens.消息被传达给了焦躁不安的市民。词源late 16th cent.: from Old French restif, -ive, from Latin restare ‘remain’. The original sense, ‘inclined to remain still’, has been reversed; the association with the uncontrollable movements of a horse gave rise to the current sense ‘restless’.
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