| 单词 | irritant |
| 释义 | irritant (once / 8467 pages) n An irritant is a substance that causes pain, itching, or discomfort. Chlorine, which is commonly used in swimming pools and hot tubs, is an irritant that dries out skin and reddens eyes. A physical irritant does just what it sounds like: it irritates your body in some way. For some people, any scent in hand soap or laundry detergent acts as an irritant, causing itchy rashes. A figurative irritant is someone or something that bugs you. The noise your brother makes when he slurps his cereal every morning might, for example, be an irritant. The word is related to irritate, sharing the Latin root irritare, "provoke." WORD FAMILYirritant: counterirritant, irritants+/counterirritant: counterirritants USAGE EXAMPLES“Over eight shows a week, I’m wiring that character’s way of thinking in my actual physical brain. How does my psyche respond to that irritant?” New York Times(Dec 29, 2016) This sort of thing is a minor irritant, but an irritant nonetheless. The Guardian(Dec 14, 2016) Anyway, after that irritant, Victoria and I find our way to our “room,” which is, in reality, an entire apartment. Washington Times(Dec 13, 2016) n something that causes irritation and annoyance Syn|Hyper thorn annoyance, bother, botheration, infliction, pain, pain in the ass, pain in the neck something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness |
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