irritate
英 ['ɪrɪteɪt]
美 ['ɪrɪtet]
- vt. 刺激，使兴奋；激怒
- vi. 引起恼怒，引起不愉快
助记提示
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. (其构词原理与 incite 差不多，incite => 字面含义：make motion(激发、刺激而使其活动)。)
4. => annoy, make impatient.
5. 该的第二层含义：ir- "not" + rit- (from ratus "fixed by calculation; determined; approved; certain, sure; valid" (past participle adjective from reri "reckon, think;" see rate, reason)) + -ate.
中文词源
irritate 刺激，使烦恼来自拉丁语irritus,刺激，煽动，激怒，可能来自ir-,进入，使，-rit,宗教仪式，词源同rite,ritual.引申词义召唤鬼神，诅咒，刺激。
英文词源
- 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.
双语例句
- 1. Wear rubber gloves while chopping chillies as they can irritate the skin.
- 切辣椒时要戴橡胶手套，因为辣椒会刺激皮肤。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Her uncritical acceptance of everything I said began to irritate me.
- 我说什么她都不论对错一概接受，这倒惹我不耐烦起来。
来自《权威词典》
- 3. Don't irritate her, she's on a short fuse today.
- 别惹她, 她今天动不动就发火.
来自辞典例句
- 4. These tight shoes irritate my toes.
- 我的鞋太紧,夹痛我的脚趾.
来自辞典例句
- 5. Today, her chirping enthusiasms did not irritate Lily.
- 今天她在丽莉耳旁叽叽喳喳说的那些热情话并没惹丽莉发火.
来自辞典例句