Irritated
“Irritated” 是一个形容词，用来描述两种状态：一是心理上的“恼火”、“被激怒”，通常是因为一些琐事或不快而感到不耐烦；二是生理上的“发炎”、“疼痛”，指皮肤或眼睛等部位受到物理或化学刺激后的反应。
- “She was increasingly irritated by his constant interruptions.” (她对他不断的打断感到越来越恼火。)
- “My eyes are irritated from staring at the computer screen for too long.” (我的眼睛因为盯着电脑屏幕太久而感到酸痛发红。)
- “He spoke in an irritated tone when I asked him for help.” (当我请求他帮忙时，他用一种不耐烦的口气说话。)
- 词根:
irrit(来自拉丁语 irritare，意为“激怒/挑逗”)。 - 派生: irritate (动词：激怒), irritation (名词：恼火/发炎), irritant (刺激物)。
- 后缀:
-ed(形容词后缀，表示“感到……的”)。
在社交场合，“being irritated” 是一种中等程度的负面情绪，比 “angry” 轻，但足以让人感到不舒服。在医学语境下，“irritated skin” 是常见的诊断术语。
- 动词: irritate (激怒，使发炎)
- 名词: irritation (烦恼，发炎)
- 形容词 (令人……的): irritating (令人恼火的)
想象一个人被一群小虫子 (irrit-) 叮咬后的感觉，既让人“感到恼火”，又会让皮肤“发炎”。
“After three hours of waiting for the late train, everyone on the platform was visibly irritated. People were checking their watches every minute and complaining to each other. When the announcement finally came that the train was cancelled, the collective irritation turned into loud anger.” (等了三个小时晚点的火车后，站台上的人们明显感到恼火。大家每分钟都要看一次表，并互相抱怨。当最终宣布火车取消时，众人的恼火变成了大声的愤怒。)