sulky

• adj.

語源は不明だが、sullen、sulky、-k、強調のため、tell、talk、hear、harkを比較したものと思われる。

sulky (adj.)

"quietly sullen," 1744, of uncertain origin. Connection has been suggested to obsolete, rare sulke "hard to sell" (1630s) and to Old English asolcen "idle, lazy, slow," past participle adjective from aseolcan "become sluggish, be weak or idle" (related to besylcan "be languid"), from Proto-Germanic *seklan (cognates: Middle High German selken "to drop, fall"). But words of similar meaning often are held to be imitative (compare miff, mope, boudoir). Related: Sulkily; sulkiness.

sulky (n.)

"light carriage with two wheels," 1756, apparently a noun use of sulky (adj.), on notion of "standoffishness," because the carriage has room for only one person and obliges the rider to be alone.

1. I was quite sulky ，so I didn 't take part in much.

私はとてもいらいらしているので、積極的に参加していません。

2.Sarah had looked sulky all morning.

サラは午前中、床に顔がついているのを嫌がっていた。

3.She brought along a couple of sulky looking kids.

彼女は怒った顔をした子供を何人か連れてきた。

4.ヤングガールズsometimes become sulky because they are jealous.

少女たちは嫉妬で不機嫌になることがある。

5.The boss was as sulky as a bear that day.

ボスはその日怒った。