irritable學測 L6KK [ˈɪrətəbəl] ｜ /ˈɪrətəbəl/
易怒；暴躁·過度敏感；易受刺激
情緒失控前兆，學測常考形容詞
Lack of sleep made him irritable, snapping at everyone for no real reason.
睡眠不足讓他變得暴躁，動不動就對每個人發脾氣。
一個畫面：一點刺激就受不了
噪音刺激一點聲音就受不了
搔癢皮膚刺激一來就想抓
壞脾氣小事就發火，不耐煩
義項
壞脾氣爆走C2adjective易怒；暴躁
She is irritable in the mornings until she has had her coffee.
她每天早上都很暴躁，喝了咖啡之後才會好轉。
an irritable moodan irritable child
刺激超敏感C1adjective過度敏感；易受刺激
After a long day at work, she was irritable and easily annoyed by small things like noise and talkative colleagues.
忙了一整天後，她變得很暴躁，連噪音和同事多話這種小事都會讓她生氣。
irritable bowelirritable bladder
片語
irritable bowel syndrome腸胃暴走 →大腸激躁症，腹痛脹氣
get irritable情緒點燃 →變得容易發脾氣
你會不會這樣說？
Something made her ___ this morning, but she isn't usually like that. (irritable / irritated)
看答案
irritated
irritated是被特定事件惹惱的當下狀態，irritable是易怒的性格。
'irritable bowel syndrome' 最符合哪一項？(A) 情緒疾病 (B) 腸胃疾病 (C) 皮膚疾病
看答案
(B)
IBS 是腸胃相關疾病，與情緒或皮膚無直接關係。
字族
irritate 使惱怒；刺激・irritation 惱怒；刺激・irritability 易怒；急躁的特質