Feeling restless, jumpy and a bit mad because you have been shut inside one place too long. It is not real madness — it is the itchy, can't-sit-still feeling you get on day five of staying home, when you start talking to the wall or reorganising a drawer for no reason.

Feeling restless, jumpy and a bit mad感覺坐立難安、緊張又有點抓狂 because因為 you have been shut inside one place too long你被關在同一個地方太久了。It它 is not real madness不是真的發瘋 — it是 it is the itchy, can't-sit-still feeling是那種坐不住、渾身不對勁的感覺 you get on day five of staying home你待在家第五天會有的, when you start talking to the wall or reorganising a drawer for no reason那種你開始對牆說話或無緣無故整理抽屜的感覺。

The word came out of prison slang, but almost nobody uses it about prison now.

The word這個字 came out of prison slang源自監獄裡的俚語, but但 almost nobody uses it about prison now現在幾乎沒有人用它來講監獄了。

People use it about being stuck at home: sick in bed, snowed in, in quarantine, on a long flight, in hospital, or minding small children in a small flat.

People人們 use it用這個字 about being stuck at home講被困在家裡的情況: sick in bed生病臥床, snowed in被大雪困住, in quarantine在隔離中, on a long flight在長途飛機上, in hospital在醫院裡, or minding small children in a small flat或在小公寓裡帶小孩。

It is informal and friendly, and there is usually a bit of a joke in it — you say it about yourself, or to a friend, not in a report or an essay.

It它 is informal and friendly是非正式又友善的用法, and而且 there is usually a bit of a joke in it通常帶點玩笑的味道 — you say it about yourself, or to a friend你會這樣說自己，或跟朋友這樣說, not in a report or an essay而不會用在報告或作文裡。

It almost always comes after the verb be or go: 'I'm going stir-crazy.' 'Go' is the most common, because the word is about the change, the slow turn from fine to not-fine. You can also say someone is stir-crazy after too long inside.

It它 almost always comes after幾乎都接在 the verb be or go動詞be或go後面: 'I'm going stir-crazy.'「I'm going stir-crazy.」 'Go'「Go」 is the most common最常見, because因為 the word這個字 is about說的是 the change, the slow turn from fine to not-fine那種從還好慢慢變不好的轉變。You你 can also say也可以說 someone is stir-crazy某人is stir-crazy after too long inside在裡面待太久之後。

Note the hyphen; both parts are stressed.

Note注意 the hyphen連字號; both parts are stressed兩個部分都要重讀。