词性：v. n.
音标：/piːv/
释义：使恼怒，惹恼；惹人生气的原因
someone’s pet peeve 特别讨厌的东西
peevish /ˈpiː.vɪʃ/ 爱生气的，易怒的，脾气坏的。
A pet peeve is a particular thing that bugs you every time. If your pet peeve is how people misuse words, you’re in the right place.
A peeve is an annoyance, and a pet peeve is an annoyance that’s nurtured like a pet — it’s something someone can never resist complaining about. There are all kinds of pet peeves, like littering, misusing punctuation, driving slowly in the fast lane, or talking during movies. If something like that drives you crazy and you have to yap about it, it’s a pet peeve. Pet peeves tend to be smaller issues. No one would call terrorism a pet peeve.
When you’re peevish, you’re easily irritated and grumpy. Everything seems to get under your skin.
Know someone who always seems annoyed, grumpy, cranky, or irritated? That person is peevish. Some people are peevish in general, but most people can be peevish about certain subjects — we all have a pet peeve. Lots of people get peevish about language: like using the word like all the time as verbal filler. Being peevish is almost always considered a form of pettiness — it’s not a good thing. When you’re peevish, you’re not really looking at the big picture.