喜樂美語

核心畫面

One way to picture it: a spot on your skin keeps calling you. It doesn't hurt, so you could bear it — but it won't stop, and you know one scratch would fix it.

皮膚上某一點在叫你。它不痛，所以你忍得住；但它一直在那裡，而且你很清楚只要伸手抓一下就會舒服。那種「不嚴重、卻停不下…更多收起皮膚上某一點在叫你。它不痛，所以你忍得住；但它一直在那裡，而且你很清楚只要伸手抓一下就會舒服。那種「不嚴重、卻停不下來、非動手不可」的感覺就是 itch——後來它離開皮膚，變成心裡那個一直催你「快去做」的小點。

Two branches

皮膚在叫你（身體）

核心畫面的字面版本：真的發生在皮膚上，動詞是那個過程，名詞是那個感覺。

skin itches · verb · B1

If part of your body itches, you have an unpleasant feeling on your skin that makes you want to rub or scratch it with your nails. Clothes can itch too, or itch you, when they make your skin feel this way.

癢；發癢

心裡在催你（比喻）

同一個「小點一直催你動手」的感覺，從皮膚搬到慾望上：抓癢變成去做那件事。

a craving, an urge · noun · C1

A strong feeling that you want to do or have something, especially something new or exciting. Often used as 'an itch for something' or 'an itch to do something'.

渴望；心癢

原始詞典資料6 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。

itchnoun詞源 1/ɪt͡ʃ/

  • 1

    A sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch said area.

  • 2

    A constant teasing desire or want.

    • ... it left, however, a bee at his ear and an itch to transfer the buzzer's attentions and tease his darling; for she had betrayed herself as right good game.

itchverb詞源 2/ɪt͡ʃ/

  • 1

    To feel itchy; to feel a need to be scratched.

  • 2

    To have a constant, teasing urge; to feel strongly motivated; to want or desire something.

    • He started learning to drive and he has been itching for opportunities to practice ever since.
    • Capulet: ... Speak not, reply not, do not answer me; / My fingers itch. Wife, we scarce thought us blest / That God had lent us but this only child; / But now I see this one is one too much, / And that we have a curse in having her: / Out on her, hilding!
  • 3

    To cause to feel an itch.

    • My head is suddenly itching me like mad.
  • 4

    To scratch or rub so as to relieve an itch.

    • "What makes you suspect him?" Max asked as he itched his neck.
    • I have to take both shoes and socks off! If I go bare foot I'm ok! I also get itching on my r/palm of my hand. I itch it so much that it's raw!

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