拗強、snappish

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趙元任先生用拗強翻譯snappish。
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「江西詩派」作風，專尚奇險與抝強，但奇險與抝強的詞句非俯拾可得，所以提出（ ）、（ ）、（ ） 三種方法。」【國立楊梅高級中學九十學年度 第二學期 第二次小考 試卷】
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【拗強】 注音一式 ㄠˋ　ㄐ｜ㄤˋ
解釋 倔強。清˙袁枚˙隨園詩話˙卷一：王荊公詩無一句自在，故其為人拗強乖張。


snap (SPEAK) Show phonetics
verb [I or T] -pp- 抝強
to say something suddenly in an angry way:
There's no need to snap at me - it's not my fault that you lost your wallet.
[+ speech] "Well, I hate you too!" she snapped.

snappish adjective (ALSO snappy) ━━ a. （犬などが）よくかみつく; がみがみ言う; 怒りっぽい. adj. - 愛咬人的, 壞心眼的, 愛罵人的
easily annoyed and tending to speak in an angry way:
He's very snappish when he arrives at work in the morning.
Irritable and curt: a snappish tone of voice; a snappish debating partner.

snappishly Show phonetics
adverb
"Of course I know what I'm doing!" she said, snappishly.

(from Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)