squeamish
英 ['skwiːmɪʃ]
美 ['skwimɪʃ]
- adj. 易嘔吐的；易生氣的；神經質的；過於拘謹的；潔癖的
助記提示
1. 諧音“死窺覓細”----死死的看著尋覓非常不已發現的細微的差別、不足和缺陷。
英文詞源
- squeamish (adj.)
- late 14c., variant (with -ish) of squoymous "disdainful, fastidious" (early 14c.), from Anglo-French escoymous, which is of unknown origin. Related: Squeamishly; squeamishness.
He was somdel squaymous
Of fartyng, and of speche daungerous
[Chaucer, "Miller's Tale," c. 1386]
雙語例句
- 1. I'm very squeamish and when I see needles I run a mile.
- 我神經非常脆弱，見到針頭就會逃之夭夭。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. I'm terribly squeamish. I can't bear gory films.
- 我非常容易受到驚嚇。我受不了暴力血腥的電影。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. This movie is not for the squeamish.
- 這部電影不是給神經脆弱的人看的。
來自《權威詞典》
- 4. I am not squeamish about blood.
- 我不是很怕血。
來自辭典例句
- 5. John is squeamish, so he's not cut out for being a doctor.
- John容易嘔吐, 所以他不適合當醫生.
來自辭典例句