1570s, "spiny, armed with prickles" (originally of holly leaves), from prickle (n.) + -y (2). Figurative sense of "irritable" first recorded 1862. Prickly heat is from 1736, so called for the sensation; prickly pear is from 1760 (earlier prickle pear, 1610s). Related: Prickliness.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. The bunk mattress was hard, the blankets prickly and slightly damp.
這個(gè)鋪位的床墊很硬，毯子也很扎人，而且還有點(diǎn)潮。
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2. The issue is likely to prove a prickly one.
這個(gè)問(wèn)題有可能很棘手。
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3. You know how prickly she is.
你知道她有多么愛(ài)發(fā)脾氣。
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4. The grass was prickly and cold.
草地扎人，而且很涼。
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5. Let's move on to the prickly subject of taxation reform.