c. 1400, from Old French querelos "quarrelsome, argumentative" and directly from Late Latin querulosus, from Latin querulus "full of complaints, complaining," from queri "to complain." Retains the original vowel of quarrel (n.1). Related: Querulously; querulousness.
实用例句
1. The querulous old man refused to be put on the shelf.
那个爱抱怨的老人不肯让人撇在一边.
来自《简明英汉词典》
2. A querulous male voice said, "Look, are you going to order, or what?"
一个男人不满地问:“喂,你到底要不要点菜?”
来自柯林斯例句
3. He was not one who was inclined to be querulous.
他并不是爱吹毛求疵的人.
来自辞典例句
4. One gets unsettled, depressed, and inclined to be querulous.
有的人变得心绪不宁, 神情沮丧, 动不动就爱发牢骚.
来自辞典例句
5. He was also petty, unreasonably querulous, and mean.