Tetchily is the adverb for doing or saying something in a bad-tempered, easily-annoyed way. It nearly always attaches to speaking: he answered tetchily, she said tetchily, 'What now?' he asked tetchily.

Tetchily is the adverb tetchily是副詞 for doing or saying something用來描述做或說某件事 in a bad-tempered, easily-annoyed way用一種壞脾氣、容易生氣的方式。It nearly always attaches to speaking它幾乎都接在「說」的動作上：he answered tetchily他沒好氣地回答，she said tetchily她沒好氣地說，'What now?' he asked tetchily他沒好氣地問「又怎麼了？」。

Because of that, you will meet it most in novels and in news reports of interviews and meetings, where the writer wants you to hear the tone of voice — clipped, impatient, a bit rude — without saying the person was angry.

Because of that因為這樣，you will meet it most你最常會 in novels and in news reports of interviews and meetings在小說和訪談、會議的新聞報導裡遇到它，where the writer wants you to hear the tone of voice作者想讓你聽出語氣——clipped, impatient, a bit rude簡短、不耐煩、有點無禮——without saying the person was angry卻不必明講那個人在生氣。

The annoyance it describes is small and surface-level. Someone who replies tetchily is irritated by the question, not furious about their life.

The annoyance it describes它描述的那種不耐 is small and surface-level是輕微、表面的。Someone who replies tetchily沒好氣回話的人 is irritated by the question只是被這個問題惹惱，not furious about their life不是對人生大發雷霆。

It also works with a few verbs of movement or action that carry mood: he pushed the papers aside tetchily.

It also works with它也可以搭配 a few verbs of movement or action少數帶著情緒的動作動詞 that carry mood：he pushed the papers aside tetchily他沒好氣地把文件推到一邊。

This is a writerly word.

This is a writerly word這是個很書面的字。

In speech people would say 'he snapped' or 'he said it in a really irritated way'. If you use it in an essay it will read as good, careful English; if you use it while chatting, it will sound like you have swallowed a book — which your friends may enjoy.

In speech在口語裡 people would say一般人會說 'he snapped' or 'he said it in a really irritated way'「他沒好氣地回一句」或「他講話很不耐煩」。If you use it in an essay如果你用在文章裡 it will read as good, careful English會顯得英文很好、很講究；if you use it while chatting如果你聊天時用它，it will sound like you have swallowed a book聽起來就像吞了一本書——which your friends may enjoy這點你朋友可能還挺喜歡。