一時繃緊：緊張到冒火
弦被臨時拉緊的那種狀態，事情一過通常就鬆回來。
adjective · B2
Tense and easily annoyed because you are worried or nervous about something, so you snap at people or make a fuss about small things instead of staying calm.
緊繃易怒
核心畫面
You can think of uptight as a string pulled up until there is no give left in it. Nothing bends and nothing swings loose, so a small push makes a loud noise. Sometimes the string is pulled tight only for a while, because something worrying is coming; sometimes a person keeps it tight all the time, and every rule is one more turn of the .
uptight 可以想成一條弦被往上拉緊，緊到完全沒有餘地。整個人沒有鬆的空間，所以小小一碰就會發出很大的聲音。這條…更多收起
uptight 可以想成一條弦被往上拉緊，緊到完全沒有餘地。整個人沒有鬆的空間，所以小小一碰就會發出很大的聲音。這條弦有兩種拉法。有時候是一時的：事情逼近了，人繃著，火氣就從細節冒出來。有時候是長期的：規矩一條一條轉緊，什麼都放不鬆，也開不起玩笑。Two branches
長期繃緊：古板放不開
同一條弦，但一直沒放鬆過，久了就變成這個人（或這個地方）的性格。
adjective · B2
Very strict about rules and about the proper way to behave, and unable or unwilling to relax, joke, or let anything be done loosely.
古板拘謹