prickly
英 ['prɪklɪ]
美
英文詞源
- prickly (adj.)
- 1570s, "spiny, armed with prickles" (originally of holly leaves), from prickle (n.) + -y (2). Figurative sense of "irritable" first recorded 1862. Prickly heat is from 1736, so called for the sensation; prickly pear is from 1760 (earlier prickle pear, 1610s). Related: Prickliness.
雙語例句
- 1. The bunk mattress was hard, the blankets prickly and slightly damp.
- 這個鋪位的床墊很硬，毯子也很紮人，而且還有點潮。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The issue is likely to prove a prickly one.
- 這個問題有可能很棘手。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. You know how prickly she is.
- 你知道她有多麽愛發脾氣。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. The grass was prickly and cold.
- 草地紮人，而且很涼。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. Let's move on to the prickly subject of taxation reform.
- 咱們繼續討論下一項稅製改革這個棘手的問題吧。
來自《權威詞典》