ill-humored

IPA/ˌɪlˈhjuː.məd/
IPA/ˌɪlˈhjuː.mɚd/

ill-humored — 形容詞

1. in a bad mood that makes someone easily annoyed or unfriendly toward others — of

1.形容詞B2
釋義

脾氣差

情緒不佳，容易生氣或對人不友善

in a bad mood that makes someone easily annoyed or unfriendly toward others — often used for a temporary state rather than a lasting personality

例句

Mei-Lin was ill-humored for most of the flight because she had not slept well.

Mei-Lin 因為沒睡好，整個飛行途中都脾氣很差。

ill-humored + time period for temporary mood

The ill-humored waiter set the plates down without saying a single word.

那位脾氣差的服務生放下盤子，一句話也沒說。

attributive use before a noun describing a person

常見搭配
  • grow ill-humored
  • an ill-humored silence
  • ill-humored reply
  • feel ill-humored
同義詞
  • grumpy

    more informal and everyday; suggests a mild, temporary bad mood, often with little reason

  • irritable

    focuses on being easily annoyed or angered, sometimes due to physical causes like tiredness

  • sullen

    emphasizes silent, gloomy unfriendliness rather than active anger

反義詞

用法筆記

American spelling; the British equivalent is ill-humoured. The word typically describes a passing bad mood rather than a permanent character trait — compare with bad-tempered, which often suggests a person's usual nature.

常見錯誤

He was in an ill-humor.
He was ill-humored.
ill humor (without -ed) is a noun; the adjective always ends in -ed.

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常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • ill-humored mood
  • ill-humored person
  • ill-humored response
  • ill-humored tone

副詞搭配

  • increasingly ill-humored
  • visibly ill-humored
  • unusually ill-humored

常用片語

  • in an ill-humored way
  • sound ill-humored