Irritability

(noun.) an irritable petulant feeling.

录入:丽莎

• He rather liked him for it; and he was conscious of his own irritability of temper at the time, which probably made them both quits. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
• Perpetual fretting at length threw Madame Moritz into a decline, which at first increased her irritability, but she is now at peace for ever. 玛丽·雪莱. 弗兰肯斯坦.
• Too little spirit is easily exhausted; too much quickly passes into nervous irritability. 柏拉图. 理想国.
• He remembered Will's irritability when he had mentioned Mrs. Casaubon, and was the more circumspect. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• I, by this time, was heartily ashamed of having been thus surprised into temporary madness, owing to the extreme irritability of my nerves. 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.

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