Something irksome is annoying — not a sudden shock, but a small bother that keeps going. A tap that drips, a form you must fill in twice, a person who corrects every little word: those can all feel irksome. You sigh at them more than you shout.

Something irksome is annoyingirksome的東西是讓人煩的 — not a sudden shock不是突然的打擊, but a small bother that keeps going而是一個持續不斷的小麻煩。A tap that drips滴水的水龍頭, a form you must fill in twice要填兩次的表格, a person who corrects every little word每個小字都要糾正你的人: those can all feel irksome這些都可以讓人覺得irksome。You sigh at them你會對它們嘆氣 more than you shout而不是大吼。

The word is a little old, and you meet it more in writing than in chat. In everyday talk most people just say annoying, irritating, or “it gets on my nerves.” It is milder than furious.

The word is a little old這個字有點老派, and you meet it more in writing than in chat你在文章裡遇到它的機會比在聊天裡多。In everyday talk日常說話 most people just say大多數人就直接說 annoying, irritating, or “it gets on my nerves.”annoying、irritating，或「it gets on my nerves」（讓我很煩）。It is milder than furious它比furious（狂怒）溫和許多。

You can call a job irksome, a rule irksome, or someone’s habit irksome. Calling a person irksome is possible, but it sounds rather stiff; people more often name the thing they do.

You can call a job irksome你可以說一份工作irksome, a rule irksome一條規則irksome, or someone's habit irksome或某人的習慣irksome。Calling a person irksome is possible說一個人irksome也是可以的, but it sounds rather stiff但聽起來相當生硬; people more often name the thing they do大家更常指名那個人做的那件事。