sullenness
noun [ U ] uk/ˈsʌl.ən.nəs/ us/ˈsʌl.ən.nəs/
愠怒;乖戾
behaviour in which you are angry and unwilling to smile or be pleasant to people
He responded with adolescent sullenness. 他的回应是那种青春期特有的乖戾。
For a minute the heavy sullenness of her face vanished. 她脸上阴沉的神情消失了那么一小会儿。
See: sullen
- More examples
- He falls into bouts of sullenness and anger.
- He said something quietly, without sullenness.
- She had sat in a state of sullenness bordering on rage.