You look overwrought when your feelings have been pushed too far — you are very upset, very nervous, and you cannot settle.

when your feelings have been pushed too far當你的情緒被逼到極限時 You look你看起來 overwrought情緒緊繃到爆 you are very upset你非常心煩意亂 very nervous也很緊張 and you cannot settle而且靜不下來

People use it for someone whose voice shakes, who cannot sit still, or who starts crying over something small after a long strain.

after a long strain經過長期緊繃之後 People use it for someone人們會用這個字形容一個人 whose voice shakes聲音會發抖 who cannot sit still坐不住 or who starts crying over something small或是為了小事就哭出來

It is a rather bookish word; a doctor or a novelist might say it, while everyday talk is more often “stressed out” or “a mess.” Though actually the pieces tell an older story: wrought is an old past form of work, so overwrought first meant “worked too much,” the way metal is wrought when it is hammered again and again. The feelings sense grew from that — the mind has been hammered too much.

It is它是 a rather bookish word一個比較書面、文言的字 a doctor or a novelist might say it醫生或小說家可能會這樣說 while everyday talk但日常口語 is more often比較常說 'stressed out' or 'a mess.'stressed out（壓力大）或a mess（一團亂） Though actually不過其實 the pieces這個字的組成 tell an older story藏著一個更早的故事 wrought is an old past form of workwrought是work的舊式過去式 so overwrought first meant所以overwrought最初的意思是 'worked too much,'「做工做過頭」 the way metal is wrought就像金屬被wrought when it is hammered again and again反覆鍛打的樣子 The feelings sense grew from that情緒的意思就是從這裡發展出來的 the mind has been hammered too much意思是心智被敲打過頭了