n.闹气,性急;
例句:
He tore up the manuscript in a fit of petulance.
他一怒之下把手稿撕碎了.
His impolite manners incurred her petulance.
他不礼貌的举动激怒了她.
Zeus's pride and petulance became more and more intolerable.
宙斯的傲气和喜怒无常的脾气实在太叫人难以忍受.