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1. Oxford Dictionary

   restive

   • IPA[ˈrɛstɪv]

   英式

   • adj.
     (of a person) unable to remain still, silent, or submissive, especially because of boredom or dissatisfaction；(of a horse) stubbornly standing still or moving backwards or sideways; refusing to advance
2. • 釋義

   adj.

   形容詞

   • 1. (of a person) unable to remain still, silent, or submissive, especially because of boredom or dissatisfaction the crowd had been waiting for hours and many were becoming restive he reiterated his determination to hold the restive republics together 同義詞 restless, fidgety, edgy, on edge, tense, ... 更多uneasy, ill at ease, worked up, nervous, agitated, anxious, on tenterhooks, keyed up, apprehensive, unquiet, impatient, nervy, informaljumpy, jittery, twitchy, uptight, wired, like a cat on a hot tin roof, like a cat on hot bricks, stressy, unruly, disorderly, out of control, uncontrollable, unmanageable, ungovernable, unbiddable, disobedient, defiant, up in arms, wilful, recalcitrant, refractory, insubordinate, disaffected, dissentious, riotous, rebellious, mutinous, seditious, insurgent, insurrectionary, insurrectionist, revolutionary, informalbolshie, archaiccontumacious反義詞 calm, biddable, peaceable
   • ▪ (of a horse) stubbornly standing still or moving backwards or sideways; refusing to advance both their horses became restive at once