irritant
英 ['?r?t(?)nt]
美 ['?r?t?nt]
- adj. 刺激的；刺激性的
- n. [醫] 刺激物，[醫] 刺激劑
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" + -ant.
3. => stimulate to action, provoke, incite. (其構詞原理與 incite 差不多，incite => 字面含義：make motion(激發、刺激而使其活動)。)
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)) + -ant.
中文詞源
irritant 刺激物來自irritate,刺激，使煩惱。
英文詞源
- irritant (adj.)
- 1630s, from Latin irritantem (nominative irritans), present participle of irritare (see irritate). As a noun, from 1802.
雙語例句
- 1. He said the issue was not a major irritant.
- 他說那個問題不是什么大問題。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. It may be that the itching is caused by contact with irritant material.
- 瘙癢可能是由于接觸了刺激性的物質而引起的。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The noise of traffic is a constant irritant to city dwellers.
- 車輛的噪音對城市居民是永無止境的騷擾.
來自辭典例句
- 4. Irritant. May be a reproductive hazard. Typical PEL 100 ppm.
- 刺激性. 可能是一個生殖危害. 典型貝利百萬分之一百.
來自互聯網
- 5. The cross - subsidy from paying patients is a major political irritant.
- 這種從付費病人給不能付費病人的跨越補助是今天的主要政治激點.
來自互聯網