“petulantly” 是副词，表示“任性地；闹脾气地；不耐烦且带点孩子气地”。常用于描述说话或行为中带有不成熟的恼怒、怨气或顶撞语气。
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He petulantly refused to share his toys.
他任性地拒绝分享他的玩具。
When the decision was announced, she petulantly complained that nobody ever listened to her, even though the team had discussed it for weeks.
当决定宣布时，她闹脾气似的抱怨说从来没人听她的，尽管团队已经讨论了好几周。
“petulantly” 来自形容词 “petulant”（任性、易怒、孩子气的），其词根源于拉丁语 petulans，有“冲动、鲁莽、放肆”的含义；后加副词后缀 -ly 构成“以……方式”的副词形式。
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