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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

暴躁的

Pronunciation / Transliteration: bào-zào de

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Irascible/ɪˈræs.ɪ.bəl/
adjectiveCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #14200 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"他那暴躁的脾气让周围的人都感到敬畏。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Having or showing a tendency to be easily angered; highly irritable and hot-tempered.

    "The irascible old man shouted at the children for playing too loudly near his fence."
  2. 2

    Characterized by or resulting from a state of annoyance and explosive volatility.

    "Her irascible response to a simple question surprised everyone in the meeting."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Late Latin word 'irascibilis', meaning 'prone to anger', which comes from the Latin verb 'irasci' (to grow angry) and root 'ira' (wrath). Entering English in the 15th century, the term has historically described individuals who easily exhibit a hot temper or explosive disposition.

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