1922, American English colloquial, of uncertain origin, perhaps related to slang tizzy "sixpence piece" (1804), a corruption of tester, a name for the coin (see tester (n.2)).
雙語例句
1. He was in a right tizzy, muttering and swearing.
他心情非常煩亂,嘴里咕咕噥噥地咒罵著。
來自柯林斯例句
2. She was in a real tizzy before the meeting.
她在會前感到心慌意亂。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
3. Male journalists have been sent into a tizzy by the idea of female fighter pilots.
男記者們一想到女戰(zhàn)斗機(jī)飛行員就感到又激動又緊張。
來自柯林斯例句
4. Nothing gets the sports world in a tizzy quite like a guarantee.