• adj. 有怪想的，想入非非的；反復(fù)無(wú)常的

詞源同crook, cranky. 即腦子轉(zhuǎn)彎，跟常人不一樣的。

crotchety (adj.)

1825, from crotchet "whim or fancy" + -y (2). But the sense evolution is obscure.

1. He was tired and crotchety.

他累了，動(dòng)不動(dòng)就發(fā)火。

來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》

2. He is a crotchety old man.

他是個(gè)脾氣暴躁的老頭。

來(lái)自辭典例句

3. His crotchety, even cruel behavior must be mischaracterized too.

他反復(fù)無(wú)常 、 甚至是殘酷的行為一定也是由于復(fù)雜的性格原因.

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4. It's hardly surprising that this bold, or perhaps crotchety, proposal was instantly controversial.

不出所料, 這個(gè)大膽, 些許有些離奇的建議一經(jīng)提出便立刻引起爭(zhēng)議.

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