Hotspur急性子的人；鲁莽的人

【使用地区】：英国

【释义】：

A person with a terrible temper noted for extreme behavior．The word memorializes the nickname of Sir Henry Percy(1364—1403)，who led a revolt against English king Henry IV，which resulted in Hotspur’s death at the Battle of Shrewsbury．Hotspur’s name，however，would probably have never entered the language if Shakespeare had not immortalized him in Henry Ⅳ，Part Ⅰ，two centuries later．

指行为偏激、脾气急躁的人。该词源于SirHenryPercy(1364－1403)的绰号。他领导了反对英国国王亨利四世的叛乱，结果死于什鲁斯伯里战役。两个世纪后，莎士比亚在《亨利四世》第一部中使他名垂千古，否则他的名字不可能进入英语语言。