restive
adj. 焦躁不安的; 難以駕馭的,不受管束的
If you are restive, you are impatient, bored, or dissatisfied.
The audience grew restive.
觀眾變得不耐煩了。
...restive national minorities.
心懷不滿的少數民族
1. being in a tense state
2. impatient especially under restriction or delay;
The crowd grew restive.
群眾逐漸喧鬧起來.
The audience grew restive.
觀眾變得不耐煩了。
When the singer was late, the audience grew restive.
歌手遲遲不出場, 聽眾變得不耐煩了.
Yet I am of opinion, this defect arises chiefly from a perverse, restive disposition.
但是我個人認為, 這個缺憾最主要是來自他們剛愎, 倔強的個性.
The trouble, as you have found, is that the tier below will feel put - upon and restive.
麻煩在於 —— 正如你所發現的 —— 底下的人會感到成了犧牲品,而且心緒不寧.