snappish

• adj. 厉声说话的；暴躁的

snap,咬，抓，-ish,形容词后缀。比喻用法。

snappish (adj.)

"peevish," 1540s, from snap (v.) + -ish. Related: Snappishly; snappishness.

1. "That is beautiful, Tony," Momma said, no longer sounding at all snappish.

“真美呀，托尼，”妈妈说道，话音里的恶声恶气不见了。

来自柯林斯例句

2. No matter how snappish you are, don't forget the tune.

即使再急，也不要忘了语气。

来自辞典例句