crotchety
adj. 有怪想的,反复无常的,想入非非的
A crotchety person is bad-tempered and easily irritated.
...a crotchety old man.
脾气暴躁的老头
1. having a difficult and contrary disposition;
He was tired and crotchety.
他累了,动不动就发火。
He is a crotchety old man.
他是个脾气暴躁的老头。
His crotchety, even cruel behavior must be mischaracterized too.
他反复无常 、 甚至是残酷的行为一定也是由于复杂的性格原因.
It's hardly surprising that this bold, or perhaps crotchety, proposal was instantly controversial.
不出所料, 这个大胆, 些许有些离奇的建议一经提出便立刻引起争议.