核心差别
querulous 强调形容人经常抱怨、爱发牢骚或容易因小事而生气，querulous 则侧重形容人经常抱怨、爱发牢骚或容易因小事而生气
使用场景对比
| 对比方面 | querulous | querulous |
|---|---|---|
| 核心含义 | 形容人经常抱怨、爱发牢骚或容易因小事而生气，带有持续不满的情绪。 | 形容人经常抱怨、爱发牢骚或容易因小事而生气，带有持续不满的情绪。 |
| 词性 | 形容词 | 形容词 |
| 使用语域 | 通常用作定语或表语，描述人的性格或行为，常与表示人的名词或代词连用，强调习惯性的抱怨态度。 | 通常用作定语或表语，描述人的性格或行为，常与表示人的名词或代词连用，强调习惯性的抱怨态度。 |
对比例句
The old man grew querulous when his meal was served late.
那位老人因为饭菜上得晚而变得爱发牢骚。
She has a querulous voice that always complains about small things.
她有一种抱怨的嗓音，总是对小事不满。
The old man grew querulous when his meal was served late.
那位老人因为饭菜上得晚而变得爱发牢骚。
She has a querulous voice that always complains about small things.
她有一种抱怨的嗓音，总是对小事不满。
常见误用提醒
使用 querulous：He is very querulous to his friends. → He is very querulous with his friends. (错误在于使用了不常见的介词'to'；'querulous'通常与'about'、'over'或'with'搭配，'with'表示对某人不满，但更常用'about'指具体事物。)
使用 querulous：She querulously complained about the weather. → She complained querulously about the weather. (错误在于将'querulous'误用作副词；'querulous'是形容词，应使用其副词形式'querulously'来修饰动词，如'complain querulously'。)
使用 querulous：He is very querulous to his friends. → He is very querulous with his friends. (错误在于使用了不常见的介词'to'；'querulous'通常与'about'、'over'或'with'搭配，'with'表示对某人不满，但更常用'about'指具体事物。)