A slightly mocking word for anything that puts feelings first — talking about emotions, hugging, sharing personal things — when the speaker thinks facts, plans or results should come first. You hear it most about workplace training, management styles, therapy, and modern schooling: "a touchy-feely team-building day", "the new boss is very touchy-feely".

A slightly mocking word for anything that puts feelings first一個帶點嘲諷意味的字，用來形容任何把感受擺第一的東西 — talking about emotions, hugging, sharing personal things講情緒、擁抱、分享私事 — when the speaker thinks facts, plans or results should come first而說話的人心裡覺得事實、計畫或結果才應該擺第一。You你 hear it most about workplace training, management styles, therapy, and modern schooling最常在職場訓練、管理風格、心理治療和現代教育裡聽到它: "a touchy-feely team-building day"「a touchy-feely team-building day」（很重感受的團建日）, "the new boss is very touchy-feely"「the new boss is very touchy-feely」（新老闆很重感情）。

The picture inside the word is literal: people touching each other, holding hands, putting a hand on your shoulder — and for many English speakers, especially older ones and especially British ones, that closeness is uncomfortable, so the word carries a small wince. It is almost always mildly negative, though not cruel; it says "this is soft, and a bit embarrassing" rather than "this is evil".

The picture inside the word is literal這個字裡的畫面很寫實: people touching each other, holding hands, putting a hand on your shoulder人跟人互相碰觸、牽手、拍拍你的肩膀 — and for many English speakers, especially older ones and especially British ones對很多英語使用者來說，尤其是年紀比較大的、尤其是英國人, that closeness is uncomfortable這種親近感會讓人不自在, so the word carries a small wince所以這個字帶著一點皺眉的感覺。It它 is almost always mildly negative幾乎都是輕微的負面, though not cruel但不到刻薄; it says "this is soft, and a bit embarrassing" rather than "this is evil"它想說的是「這有點軟、有點尷尬」，而不是「這很糟糕」。

A few people now use it with no sting at all, or even warmly — "I'm quite a touchy-feely person" said about someone who hugs friends easily — and younger speakers, who are more comfortable with emotion talk, use it that way more often. So listen to the tone.

A few people now use it with no sting at all現在也有些人用它完全沒有刺, or even warmly甚至是溫暖的用法 — "I'm quite a touchy-feely person"「I'm quite a touchy-feely person」（我算是滿重感情的人） said about someone who hugs friends easily用來形容那種很容易跟朋友擁抱的人 — and younger speakers, who are more comfortable with emotion talk比較習慣談論情緒的年輕人, use it that way more often更常這樣用。So listen to the tone所以要聽語氣。

It stays informal; you would not write it in a report unless you were being sarcastic about one.

It它 stays informal一直都是口語用詞; you would not write it in a report你不會把它寫進報告裡 unless you were being sarcastic about one除非你是故意要諷刺什麼。