ill-natured
ill-natured — 形容詞
1. showing a bad temper and treating other people in a cold or hurtful way.
脾氣差；刻薄
態度差，說話容易傷人
showing a bad temper and treating other people in a cold or hurtful way.
The shop owner gave an ill-natured reply when Mira asked for help.
Mira 開口求助時，店主回了她一句很刻薄的話。
ill-natured + reply — rude answer to a request
Salma sounded ill-natured after waiting in the long hospital line.
Salma 在醫院排了很久的隊後，說話聽起來脾氣很差。
linking verb + ill-natured to describe manner
An ill-natured joke from Christopher upset the younger players on the bus.
Christopher 那個刻薄的玩笑讓車上的年輕球員很不舒服。
Ravindra's ill-natured voice made the meeting room suddenly fall silent.
Ravindra 那種刻薄的口氣，讓會議室一下子安靜下來。
ill-natured + voice — hostile tone in speech
Even the waiter grew ill-natured after three tables changed their orders.
三桌客人都改了餐點後，連那位服務生都變得脾氣很差。
- ill-natured reply / remark / joke / voice
- sound ill-natured
- grow ill-natured
- be ill-natured to someone
- good-natured
describes someone who is naturally cheerful and easy to like
- kind
focuses on caring behaviour toward other people
文法句型
ill-natured + noun
be / sound / grow + ill-natured
ill-natured + to + person
用法筆記
Often used before nouns such as reply, joke, voice, or remark. It is also common after linking verbs like sound or grow when someone's unpleasant mood becomes obvious.
同根字
- ill-naturedly副詞C2
- ill-naturedness名詞C2
- good-natured形容詞B2