obstreperous
英 [?b'strep(?)r?s]
美[?b'str?p?r?s]
- adj. 吵鬧的，喧囂的；難駕馭的
GRE
中文詞源
obstreperous 喧鬧的，任性的
ob-,相對，對著的，-strep,打鼾聲，發(fā)出噪音，擬聲詞。引申詞義對吵的，吵鬧的，后用于指任性的，難以管馭的。
英文詞源
- obstreperous (adj.)
- c. 1600, from Latin obstreperus "clamorous," from obstrepere "drown with noise, make a noise against, oppose noisily," from ob "against" (see ob-) + strepere "make a noise," from PIE *strep-, said to be imitative (compare Latin stertare "to snore," Old Norse trapt "chattering," Old English tr?ft "quarrel"). Related: Obstreperously; obstreperousness.