意味一覧 (2件)
不平っぽい
解説 Definition
文句をたくさん言う、すぐに不満を漏らすような態度を表す形容詞。くだけた会話では「不平っぽい」や「愚痴っぽい」などのニュアンスで使われる。
Querulous describes someone who complains a lot in an unhappy or irritated way. It is often used for a person’s voice, tone, or general manner. The word suggests frequent small complaints rather than one serious protest.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
querulous は「不平っぽい」と覚えるとき、complain（不満を言う）や whine（泣き言を言う）に近い感覚で捉えます。単に機嫌が悪いだけでなく、細かな文句を声や態度に出し続ける感じです。a querulous voice, a querulous tone, a querulous customer のように、声・口調・人に付きやすく、不満が言葉として漏れる場面で使う硬めの形容詞です。
Link `querulous` with `quarrel`, `complain`, and `whine`. It does not mean being angry just once; it suggests someone keeps expressing small complaints in an annoying way. It often describes a person, voice, or tone, as in `a querulous voice`.
例文
The querulous guest kept asking for free upgrades.
その文句ばかり言う客は何度も無料アップグレードをお願いした。
She answered the querulous emails with patient, calm replies.
彼女は不平たらたらのメールに対して落ち着いて辛抱強く返信した。
怒りっぽい
(意味 2)解説 Definition
人が些細なことにもすぐ腹を立て、いらだちを見せやすい性質を表す形容詞。日常会話よりやや書き言葉寄りで、人の態度・声・表情がとげとげしい場面で使われます。
Querulous describes a person who gets annoyed or angry very easily, even about small things. It is a slightly formal word, often used in writing to describe someone's voice, face, or manner when their irritation shows clearly. Unlike angry, which can describe a temporary feeling, querulous suggests a habit or tone of sharp, easily offended irritation. It can also have a sense of complaint, but here the main idea is being quick to show anger.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
querulous は quarrel（口論）と形が近く、穏やかに受け流せず、すぐ角が立つ性質を思い出すと覚えやすい語です。angry は一時的に怒っている状態、irritable は刺激に反応していら立ちやすい性格、querulous はそのいら立ちが声や態度ににじむ硬めの形容詞です。基本義としては「怒りっぽい」を押さえ、別エントリの「不平っぽい」は、その怒りが文句として表れる側面と整理すると混同しにくくなります。
Querulous looks a little like quarrel, which can help you remember a person who cannot stay calm and quickly becomes sharp or upset. Angry often describes a temporary feeling, and irritable describes a sensitive personality, but querulous is a more formal word for irritation showing in the voice, face, or attitude. If you first remember the core sense "quick to anger," it is easier not to confuse it with the separate idea of being "complaining."
例文
He gave me a querulous look when I asked a simple question.
簡単な質問をしただけで、彼は怒りっぽそうな目つきでこちらを見た。
Her querulous voice made everyone in the room feel uneasy.
彼女の怒りっぽい声は、その場のみんなを落ち着かない気持ちにさせた。
The manager grew more querulous as small problems kept appearing during the day.
その日小さな問題が続いたせいで、支配人はいっそう怒りっぽい態度になった。
querulous の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語 querulus（不平を言う）から派生し、その元は queri（嘆く、不満を述べる）。接尾辞 -ous は形容詞化。関連語: query（質問する＝問いただす）、quarrel（口論）。「問い詰める」気質が転じて「いつも文句ばかり言う」という意味になった。
"Querulous" comes from Latin "querulus," meaning "complaining," from "queri," meaning "to complain" or "lament." The adjective ending -ous was added in English to describe a complaining nature. The sense developed from expressing grief or complaint to describing someone who is habitually dissatisfied or full of complaints.
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