irritate

英 ['?r?te?t] 美['?r?tet]
  • vt. 刺激,使興奮;激怒
  • vi. 引起惱怒,引起不愉快

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詞態(tài)變化


第三人稱單數(shù):?irritates;過去式:?irritated;過去分詞:?irritated;現(xiàn)在分詞:?irritating;副詞:?irritatingly;名詞:?irritation;形容詞:?irritating;

助記提示


1. rise => ris- => rit- "rise, stir up, set in motion, excite".
2. ir- (in- "into, in, on, upon") + rit- "rise, stir up, set in motion, excite" + -ate.
3. => stimulate to action, provoke, incite. (其構(gòu)詞原理與 incite 差不多,incite => 字面含義:make motion(激發(fā)、刺激而使其活動(dòng))。)
4. => annoy, make impatient.
5. 該的第二層含義:ir- "not" + rit- (from ratus "fixed by calculation; determined; approved; certain, sure; valid" (past participle adjective from reri "reckon, think;" see rate, reason)) + -ate.

中文詞源


irritate 刺激,使煩惱

來自拉丁語irritus,刺激,煽動(dòng),激怒,可能來自ir-,進(jìn)入,使,-rit,宗教儀式,詞源同rite,ritual.引申詞義召喚鬼神,詛咒,刺激。

英文詞源


irritate (v.)
1530s, "stimulate to action, rouse, incite," from Latin irritatus, past participle of irritare "excite, provoke." An earlier verb form was irrite (mid-15c.), from Old French irriter. Meaning "annoy, make impatient" is from 1590s. Related: Irritated; irritating.

雙語例句


1. Wear rubber gloves while chopping chillies as they can irritate the skin.
切辣椒時(shí)要戴橡膠手套,因?yàn)槔苯窌?huì)刺激皮膚。

來自柯林斯例句

2. Her uncritical acceptance of everything I said began to irritate me.
我說什么她都不論對(duì)錯(cuò)一概接受,這倒惹我不耐煩起來。

來自《權(quán)威詞典》

3. Don't irritate her, she's on a short fuse today.
別惹她, 她今天動(dòng)不動(dòng)就發(fā)火.

來自辭典例句

4. These tight shoes irritate my toes.
我的鞋太緊,夾痛我的腳趾.

來自辭典例句

5. Today, her chirping enthusiasms did not irritate Lily.
今天她在麗莉耳旁嘰嘰喳喳說的那些熱情話并沒惹麗莉發(fā)火.

來自辭典例句