irritated

irritated — 形容詞

1. feeling a mild but clear anger because something unpleasant keeps happening or s

1.形容詞B2
釋義

惱怒的

因討厭的事而感到些微生氣

feeling a mild but clear anger because something unpleasant keeps happening or someone is being unhelpful or annoying; the emotion is not as strong as full anger but stronger than simple impatience.

例句

Diego felt irritated when his younger brother kept interrupting his online lesson.

弟弟一直打斷 Diego 的線上課程，讓他感到相當惱怒。

feel irritated + when + repeated action

The librarian sounded irritated as she asked the group to be quiet for the third time.

圖書館員第三次請大家安靜時，語氣聽起來已經惱怒了。

linking verb + irritated: sound / look / become

同義詞
  • annoyed

    the closest synonym; 'annoyed' is slightly broader and can describe milder reactions too

  • exasperated

    stronger than 'irritated'; suggests you have run out of patience

  • peeved

    informal and slightly old-fashioned; a mild, almost playful annoyance

  • irked

    a little more formal; the irritation is usually caused by a trivial matter

反義詞
  • pleased

    the opposite emotional state — satisfied and happy with the situation

  • calm

    not feeling any anger or upset despite the situation

  • content

    feeling peaceful and satisfied, the opposite of bothered

文法句型

be/get/feel + irritated + by/at/with + cause

look/sound/become + irritated

用法筆記

Frequently describes a reaction to a repeated or ongoing annoyance (noise, delay, interruptions) rather than a one-time event. The cause is often introduced by 'by' for events or 'with' for people or things: 'irritated by the delay', 'irritated with her colleague'. 'At' is also possible but less common: 'irritated at the mistake'.

常見錯誤

❌I am very irritate with the noise.
✅I am very irritated by the noise.
💡use the past-participle adjective form 'irritated', not the bare verb stem.
❌She was irritated about him.
✅She was irritated with him.
💡use 'with' for the person causing the feeling; 'about' is for topics, not people.
❌He felt irritate when the bus was late.
✅He felt irritated when the bus was late.
💡'irritated' is the adjective form; 'irritate' is the verb.