irritate
英 ['ɪrɪteɪt]
美 ['ɪrɪtet]
- vt. 刺激，使興奮；激怒
- vi. 引起惱怒，引起不愉快
助記提示
1. rise => ris- => rit- "rise, stir up, set in motion, excite".
2. ir- (in- "into, in, on, upon") + rit- "rise, stir up, set in motion, excite" + -ate.
3. => stimulate to action, provoke, incite. (其構詞原理與 incite 差不多，incite => 字麵含義：make motion(激發、刺激而使其活動)。)
4. => annoy, make impatient.
5. 該的第二層含義：ir- "not" + rit- (from ratus "fixed by calculation; determined; approved; certain, sure; valid" (past participle adjective from reri "reckon, think;" see rate, reason)) + -ate.
中文詞源
irritate 刺激，使煩惱來自拉丁語irritus,刺激，煽動，激怒，可能來自ir-,進入，使，-rit,宗教儀式，詞源同rite,ritual.引申詞義召喚鬼神，詛咒，刺激。
英文詞源
- irritate (v.)
- 1530s, "stimulate to action, rouse, incite," from Latin irritatus, past participle of irritare "excite, provoke." An earlier verb form was irrite (mid-15c.), from Old French irriter. Meaning "annoy, make impatient" is from 1590s. Related: Irritated; irritating.
雙語例句
- 1. Wear rubber gloves while chopping chillies as they can irritate the skin.
- 切辣椒時要戴橡膠手套，因為辣椒會刺激皮膚。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Her uncritical acceptance of everything I said began to irritate me.
- 我說什麽她都不論對錯一概接受，這倒惹我不耐煩起來。
來自《權威詞典》
- 3. Don't irritate her, she's on a short fuse today.
- 別惹她, 她今天動不動就發火.
來自辭典例句
- 4. These tight shoes irritate my toes.
- 我的鞋太緊,夾痛我的腳趾.
來自辭典例句
- 5. Today, her chirping enthusiasms did not irritate Lily.
- 今天她在麗莉耳旁嘰嘰喳喳說的那些熱情話並沒惹麗莉發火.
來自辭典例句