shrewish
adjective old-fashioned disapproving uk/ˈʃruː.ɪʃ/ us/ˈʃruː.ɪʃ/
(女人)泼辣的
(of a woman) unpleasant, easily annoyed, and arguing a lot
He plays a loving father who finds himself increasingly alienated from his shrewish wife. 他扮演一位慈爱的父亲,发现自己与泼辣的太太越来越疏远。
She's unafraid of seeming unsympathetic or a bit shrewish. 她不怕显得冷漠或有点泼辣。
See: shrew
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- He hits upon the plan of murdering his shrewish wife for her fortune.
- She bit her lip, hating the shrewish sound of her own voice.
- The female characters are almost universally manipulative and shrewish.