雅思词汇解析（18） | 人物性格（消极类上）

1. overbearing /əʊvə'beərɪŋ/

adj. often trying to control the behavior of other people in an annoying or unwanted way. 傲慢的;专横的;

e.g. After years of living with a bossy and overbearing wife, Max decided to divorce her.

注：bossy=overbearing = domineering

2. patronizing /'petrənaɪzɪŋ/

adj. showing that you believe you are more intelligent or better than other people 自视高人一等的;

e.g. She was always rather patronizing towards her less well-off friends.

注：well-off 富裕的;家境好的

3. calculating /'kælkjʊleɪtɪŋ/

adj. carefully thinking about and planning actions for selfish or improper reasons. 有心计的;诡计多端的

e.g. Ben Gurion was a cool, calculating and clever politician.

其他意思接近的单词:

adj. scheming

注：scheme n. 诡计，计谋

e.g. She is a smart, scheming woman, skilled at lying.

adj. manipulative

注：manipulate v. 摆布，操纵，控制(他人)

e.g. He is sharp and manipulative with a strong personality.

4. clingy /'klɪŋɪ/

adj. someone who is very attached to people and depend on them too much. 过于依赖别人的; 粘人的

e.g. They tend to be more clingy and less competent, both socially and intellectually.

5. oversensitive /ˌəuvə'sensitiv/

adj. too easily upset or offended 过分敏感的;玻璃心的

e.g. He is oversensitive – it's difficult to establish a rapport with him.

注：rapport 友好关系

其他玻璃心表达：

n. snowflake

e.g. Don't criticize her for what anything. She's a snowflake and you'll only upset her.

adj. touchy

e.g. You have to be careful what you say to Kevin - he's rather touchy.