restive
adj. 焦躁不安的; 难以驾驭的,不受管束的
If you are restive, you are impatient, bored, or dissatisfied.
The audience grew restive.
观众变得不耐烦了。
...restive national minorities.
心怀不满的少数民族
1. being in a tense state
2. impatient especially under restriction or delay;
The crowd grew restive.
群众逐渐喧闹起来.
The audience grew restive.
观众变得不耐烦了。
When the singer was late, the audience grew restive.
歌手迟迟不出场, 听众变得不耐烦了.
Yet I am of opinion, this defect arises chiefly from a perverse, restive disposition.
但是我个人认为, 这个缺憾最主要是来自他们刚愎, 倔强的个性.
The trouble, as you have found, is that the tier below will feel put - upon and restive.
麻烦在于 —— 正如你所发现的 —— 底下的人会感到成了牺牲品,而且心绪不宁.