curmudgeon
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++cur·mud·geon /kɜːˈmʌdʒən $ kɜːr-/ noun [countable] old-fashioned BAD-TEMPEREDsomeone who is often annoyed or angry, especially an old person 脾气坏的人〔尤指老人〕
Examples from the Corpus
curmudgeon• Sinclair, a curmudgeon of taste and integrity, defends the river against the shoddy plans of the Chamber of Commerce.• For about the hundredth time, I cursed whatever kleptomaniac curmudgeon had walked off the train with my bag.cur·mud·geon nounChineseSyllable
or person especially angry, who is annoyed someone old Corpus often an
curmudgeon
cur‧mud‧geon /kɜːˈmʌdʒən $ kɜːr-/
noun [countable] old-fashioned
someone who is often annoyed or angry, especially an old person
cur‧mud‧geon /kɜːˈmʌdʒən $ kɜːr-/
noun [countable] old-fashionedsomeone who is often annoyed or angry, especially an old person