querulous
Significado: Complaining in a whining or petulant manner, especially habitually and about trivial matters.
Querulous implies a particular quality of complaint — high-pitched, repetitive, and lacking justification. It often describes voices or tones as much as the content of the complaint itself. The word carries a distinctly unflattering impression and is used in literary and journalistic contexts to characterise people who are tiresomely dissatisfied. It is rarely self-applied.
Ejemplos
- The querulous tone of the backbenchers' letters suggested a caucus losing patience with the leadership. 后座议员来信中那种抱怨的语气表明,党团对领导层正在失去耐心。El tono querulante de las cartas de los diputados de segunda fila sugería un grupo parlamentario que perdía la paciencia con la dirección.後方議員たちの手紙に見られる不平がましい口調は、会派が指導部に対する忍耐を失いつつあることを示していた。후방 의원들의 편지에서 나타나는 불평 섞인 어조는 당 지도부에 대한 인내심이 한계에 달한 의원단의 모습을 시사했다.
- She could hear her neighbour's querulous voice through the wall, complaining about the noise yet again. 她能透过墙壁听到邻居哀怨的声音,又在抱怨噪音了。Podía oír la voz quejumbrosa de su vecino a través de la pared, quejándose del ruido una vez más.壁越しに隣人の愚痴っぽい声が聞こえた。また騒音について文句を言っているのだ。벽 너머로 이웃의 투덜거리는 목소리가 들렸다. 또다시 소음에 대해 불평하고 있었다.
- The querulous patient had pressed the buzzer fourteen times in an hour, each time with a fresh grievance. 那个好抱怨的病人一小时内按了十四次呼叫铃,每次都有新的不满。El paciente quejica había pulsado el timbre catorce veces en una hora, cada vez con una nueva reclamación.その不平ばかり言う患者は一時間に十四回もナースコールを押し、そのたびに新しい苦情を訴えた。그 불평이 많은 환자는 한 시간에 열네 번이나 호출 버튼을 눌렀고, 매번 새로운 불만을 호소했다.
Pronunciación
Guía de uso
Contexto: literary, media
Tono: negative
Origen e historia
From Latin querulus (complaining), from queri (to complain). Related to 'quarrel' and 'query.' Entered English in the late 15th century.
Contexto cultural
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
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