Very nervous, upset and excited, in a way that shows — you cannot sit still, your voice goes high, you may cry or shout. It is not simple excitement about something good; there is worry or anger mixed in.

Very nervous, upset and excited, in a way that shows非常緊張、心煩又激動，而且明顯表現出來 — you cannot sit still, your voice goes high, you may cry or shout你坐不住、聲音會變尖、可能會哭或大叫。It is not simple excitement about something good這不是單純對好事感到興奮; there is worry or anger mixed in裡面混雜著擔心或憤怒。

A mother waiting for news about her son is wrought-up. Someone who has been arguing for an hour and is now shaking is wrought-up.

A mother waiting for news about her son is wrought-up一位等著兒子消息的媽媽就是 wrought-up。Someone who has been arguing for an hour and is now shaking is wrought-up一個吵了一小時架、現在還在發抖的人也是 wrought-up。

You use it about a person, usually after the verb be or get: 'she was very wrought-up', 'don't get so wrought-up about it'. People often add 'about' or 'over' to say what caused it.

You use it about a person這個詞用在人身上, usually after the verb be or get通常接在動詞 be 或 get 後面: 'she was very wrought-up', 'don't get so wrought-up about it'像「she was very wrought-up」、「don't get so wrought-up about it」。People often add 'about' or 'over' to say what caused it大家常會加上 about 或 over 來說明原因。

It is a slightly old-fashioned, bookish word — you will meet it in novels and hear it from older speakers, but a young person today is more likely to say 'stressed out', 'worked up' or 'freaking out'. In fact 'worked up' means almost the same thing and is far more common in speech; 'wrought-up' sounds a little more serious and more literary.

It is a slightly old-fashioned, bookish word這是個有點過時、書卷氣的詞 — you will meet it in novels and hear it from older speakers你會在小說裡看到，也會聽年長者這樣說, but a young person today is more likely to say 'stressed out', 'worked up' or 'freaking out'但現在的年輕人比較可能會說 stressed out、worked up 或 freaking out。In fact 'worked up' means almost the same thing事實上 worked up 意思幾乎一樣, and is far more common in speech在口說裡常見得多; 'wrought-up' sounds a little more serious and more literaryWrought-up 聽起來比較嚴肅、比較文學。

'Wrought' here is an old past form of 'work', so the picture is of a person who has been worked on, stirred, until they are tight like a wound spring.

'Wrought' here is an old past form of 'work'這裡的 wrought 是 work 的一種舊式過去式, so the picture is of a person who has been worked on, stirred所以畫面是一個人被反覆作用、攪動, until they are tight like a wound spring直到緊繃得像上緊的發條一樣。

One more thing: because the word is uncommon, some people use it to mean 'having a lot of feelings' generally, without the nervousness — but the careful meaning keeps the nervous edge.

One more thing再多說一件事: because the word is uncommon因為這個詞不常見, some people use it to mean 'having a lot of feelings' generally, without the nervousness有些人會用它泛指「情緒很多」，而不帶那種緊張不安的成分 — but the careful meaning keeps the nervous edge但精確的意思還是保留著那種緊張不安的味道。