英文词源
- irritate (v.)
- 1530s, "stimulate to action, rouse, incite," from Latin irritatus, past participle of irritare "excite, provoke." An earlier verb form was irrite (mid-15c.), from Old French irriter. Meaning "annoy, make impatient" is from 1590s. Related: Irritated; irritating.
中文词源
来自拉丁语irritus,刺激，煽动，激怒，可能来自ir-,进入，使，-rit,宗教仪式，词源同rite,ritual.引申词义召唤鬼神，诅咒，刺激。
该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：irritate 词源，irritate 含义。
来源于拉丁语动词irrito, irritare, irritavi, irritatus(激怒)。
词根词缀： irrit激怒 + -ate
