The querulous tone of the letter obscured a legitimate complaint about how the samples had been labeled.
信中抱怨的口吻掩盖了一项关于样本标注方式的合理意见。
Which choice best defines “querulous”?
D — Habitually complaining; peevish.. “querulous” means Habitually complaining; peevish..
Which word means “Habitually complaining; peevish.”?
B — querulous. “querulous” means Habitually complaining; peevish..
querulous — Habitually complaining; peevish.. In Chinese: 爱抱怨的；发牢骚的.
querulous is pronounced //ˈkwɛrələs//.
The querulous tone of the letter obscured a legitimate complaint about how the samples had been labeled. (信中抱怨的口吻掩盖了一项关于样本标注方式的合理意见。)
complaining, petulant, fretful — all close in meaning to querulous (Habitually complaining; peevish.).
contented, cheerful — each the opposite of querulous (Habitually complaining; peevish.).
Yes. querulous is on the SAT Prep Difficult list — the higher-register words that decide the hard questions. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
quer(抱怨) → 牢骚满腹。