crabby
不機嫌な
解説 Definition
不機嫌で怒りっぽい性格。すぐに文句を言うような気難しい様子。
Crabby means easily annoyed, bad-tempered, or in a slightly angry mood. It is an informal word often used for someone who is complaining or not pleasant to be around. It usually describes a temporary mood rather than a person's whole character.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
crab を知っていれば覚えやすい語。-y は「〜っぽい」なので、crabby は「カニみたいにムスッとして、はさみを向けてきそう」と映像化すると残る。angry がその場で怒っている感じなら、crabby は機嫌が悪く、文句っぽく、つっけんどんな雰囲気。be crabby, sound crabby の形で見たら「不機嫌でトゲのある態度」と取るとよい。朝からずっと不機嫌、という日常描写とも相性がよい。crappy との見間違いに注意。
Think of a `crab`: it does not attack in a big dramatic way, but with sharp little pinches. `Crabby` can help you remember a person who is nasty in a small, prickly, unpleasant way. It is often closer to a mean attitude or tone than open cruelty. Be careful not to confuse it with `crappy`.
例文
The crabby old neighbor complained every time the children played in the yard.
その気難しい年配の隣人は、子供たちが庭で遊ぶたびに文句を言った。
She tends to get crabby when she hasn't had enough sleep the night before.
彼女は前夜に十分な睡眠を取れないと不機嫌になりがちだ。
Don't mind his crabby attitude; he's always like that on Monday mornings.
彼の怒りっぽい態度は気にしないで。月曜の朝はいつもあんな感じだから。
crabby の類義語・関連語
crabby の語源・成り立ち Etymology
crab は古英語 crabba にさかのぼるゲルマン系の語で、crabby はそこに -y が付いた「カニみたいな」が原形です。crab や crabbed と並べると、横歩きで挟みかかるカニの不機嫌な印象から、「意地悪な・むっつりした」性格語が生まれたと見えてきます。
Crabby comes from crab, an old Germanic word found in Old English as crabba, plus the adjective ending -y. It first meant "like a crab." Because crabs were seen as sideways-moving, pinching, and bad-tempered, the word later came to describe a sour or irritable mood. Related forms include crabbed.
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