obstreperous
obstreperous 英 [əbˈstrepərəs] 美 [ɑbˈstrɛpərəs, əb-]
adj. 吵闹的，喧嚣的；难驾驭的
- Obstreperous means boisterous, noisy, aggressive, defiant. You’ve probably seen an obstreperous child in the grocery store, pulling away from her mother, screaming at the top of her lungs.
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- adj. 吵闹的，喧嚣的；难驾驭的
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1. The largest economy in Europe has been a reluctant and frequently obstreperous backer of the bailouts of Greece and Ireland.
这个欧洲最大的经济体德国一直是希腊和爱尔兰的援助方，早已表现出了不情愿和闹嚣。
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2. There’s a conference room at the headquarters that has the word “obstreperous’’ - one of Lewin’s favorites; it means loud and stubborn - painted on the wall, complete with definition.
在Akamai的总部有一个可以用“喧嚣”来形容的会议室，而这正是列文最喜欢的，在墙上写着它的定义：响亮和固执。
- 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 þrapt "chattering," Old English þræft "quarrel"). Related: Obstreperously; obstreperousness.
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