If something is spine-tingling, it gives you a strong rush of feeling that you enjoy — the kind that makes your body react before your mind does. The picture behind the word is real: when people are deeply moved or a little scared, the skin along the back seems to prickle, and the hair on the arms stands up.

If something is spine-tingling如果什麼東西是 spine-tingling，it它 gives you a strong rush of feeling that you enjoy會給你一股你很享受的強烈感覺衝擊——the kind that makes your body react before your mind does那種身體比腦袋更快有反應的感覺。The picture behind the word is real這個字背後的畫面是真的：when people are deeply moved or a little scared當人被深深打動或有點害怕時，the skin along the back seems to prickle背上的皮膚好像會發麻，and而 the hair on the arms stands up手臂上的汗毛會豎起來。

So the word is used for two close things at once. One is thrilling excitement: a spine-tingling finish to a game, a spine-tingling moment when the singer holds the last note, a spine-tingling performance. The other is pleasant fear: a spine-tingling ghost story, a spine-tingling horror film. Both share the same key point — you WANT the feeling.

So所以 the word is used for two close things at once這個字同時用在兩件很接近的事情上。One其中一種 is thrilling excitement是令人興奮的刺激：a spine-tingling finish to a game像比賽最後令人熱血的結局、a spine-tingling moment when the singer holds the last note歌手撐住最後一個音的那種讓人起雞皮疙瘩的瞬間、a spine-tingling performance令人熱血沸騰的表演。The other另一種 is pleasant fear是讓人享受的害怕：a spine-tingling ghost story像毛骨悚然的鬼故事、a spine-tingling horror film恐怖片。Both兩者 share the same key point都有同一個重點——you WANT the feeling你是想要那種感覺的。

Nobody calls a car crash spine-tingling.

Nobody沒有人 calls a car crash spine-tingling會把車禍說成 spine-tingling。

The word is mostly written rather than spoken, and you meet it a lot in reviews, film posters, book covers and sports reporting, where the writer is trying to sell you the feeling. In ordinary talk most people would just say 'it gave me goosebumps' or 'it gave me chills'.

The word這個字 is mostly written rather than spoken主要是寫出來的，比較少用講的，and而 you你 meet it a lot in reviews, film posters, book covers and sports reporting常常會在影評、電影海報、書封和運動報導裡看到它，where the writer is trying to sell you the feeling因為作者是想把那種感覺賣給你。In ordinary talk一般講話時，most people大部分人 would just say 'it gave me goosebumps' or 'it gave me chills'就只會說「it gave me goosebumps」或「it gave me chills」。

It always goes in front of a noun in normal use — 'a spine-tingling moment' — and sounds odd after 'be' ('the moment was spine-tingling' is possible but stiff). Note it is one word with a hyphen, and it describes the THING that causes the feeling, not the person who feels it.

It它 always goes in front of a noun in normal use平常用法裡一定放在名詞前面——'a spine-tingling moment'像「a spine-tingling moment」——and而 sounds odd after 'be'放在 be 動詞後面會怪怪的（'the moment was spine-tingling'「the moment was spine-tingling」 is possible but stiff這樣講可以，但很生硬）。Note注意 it is one word with a hyphen它是中間有連字號的一個字，and而 it describes the THING that causes the feeling它形容的是引起那種感覺的東西，not the person who feels it不是感覺到的那個人。