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You can picture something rubbing the same spot over and over — a label scratching the back of your neck, smoke sitting in your eyes. One touch would be nothing. It is the that turns the spot red and raw. Both meanings of this word are that same rubbing: one on skin, one on patience.

有個東西一直在同一個點上磨——衣領的標籤蹭著後頸、煙一直薰著眼睛。碰一下其實沒什麼,是「一直來、一直來」把那一小塊磨更多收起有個東西一直在同一個點上磨——衣領的標籤蹭著後頸、煙一直薰著眼睛。碰一下其實沒什麼,是「一直來、一直來」把那一小塊磨紅、磨得受不了。這個字的兩個意思都是同一種摩擦:一種磨在皮膚上,一種磨在耐性上。抓住「重複的摩擦」這個感覺,兩邊就串起來了。

Two branches

磨在身體上:紅腫刺痛

這是摩擦最原始、看得見的那一面:磨的是真的皮肉。

irritated, sore (skin) · adjective · B2

If a part of your body such as your skin, eyes, or throat is irritated, it is sore, red, or painful because something has rubbed it or touched it.

紅腫刺痛的;發炎的

磨在耐性上:惱火不耐煩

把被磨的那塊組織換成「耐性」,同樣的摩擦就變成情緒:不是被重擊而爆炸,是被磨到受不了。

annoyed, irritated · adjective · B2

Feeling a little angry and out of patience with someone or something, especially when the same thing keeps happening or keeps being said.

惱火;不耐煩

原始詞典資料3 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

irritatedadj/ˈɪɹɪteɪtɪd/

  • 1

    Experiencing a feeling of irritation.

    • She felt irritated by the constant noise.
    • His irritated tone made the situation worse.
  • 2

    medicinepathologysciencesInflamed and painful.

    • irritated skin

這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形:

資料來源:英文維基詞典 English WiktionaryCC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。