Peevishly is how someone speaks or acts when they are being peevish: in a short, irritated way, over something small. She peevishly refused to wait. He answered peevishly. It is the adverb, so it tells you about the manner, not the person as a type.

peevishly這個字is how someone speaks or acts指的是一個人說話或做事的樣子when they are being peevish當他們在使性子in a short, irritated way用簡短、不耐煩的方式over something small為了一點小事. She peevishly refused to wait她使性子地拒絕等待. He answered peevishly他使性子地回答. It is the adverb這是副詞, so it tells you the manner所以說的是「怎麼做的」not the person as a type而不是在說這人是什麼樣的人.

Same register as peevish: a little bookish, at home in stories and in a teacher’s report, not in a text to a friend.

Same register as peevish跟peevish的語感一樣: a little bookish有點文謅謅, at home in stories and in a teacher's report常出現在故事和老師的評語裡, not in a text to a friend不會出現在傳給朋友的訊息裡.

Though actually, learners who know peevish as “annoyed” sometimes stick -ly on and think it means “annoyingly” — making other people annoyed. It does not. It means the speaker themselves sounds cross and hard to please. The feeling is petty, not grand.

Though actually, learners who know peevish as "annoyed"不過,把peevish理解成「不爽」的學生sometimes stick -ly on and think it means "annoyingly"有時候會加上-ly就以為意思是「惹人厭地」— making other people annoyed讓別人不爽. It does not它不是這個意思. It means the speaker themselves sounds cross and hard to please它指的是說話的人自己聽起來很兇、很難討好. The feeling is petty, not grand這種情緒是小家子氣,不是什麼大事.