ticklish

形容词 adj.
/ˈtɪk(ə)lɪʃ/   

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Sensitive or susceptible to being tickled.
    — She is ticklish only on her tummy and the bottoms of her feet.
  2. Touchy, sensitive, or delicate.
    — That was the funeral oration of one friend and client; and he could not help a certain apprehension lest the good name of another should be sucked down in the eddy of the scandal. It was, at least, a ticklish decision that he had to make; and self-reliant as he was by habit, he began to cherish a longing for advice.

词形变化

more ticklish comparative most ticklish superlative

词汇关系

词源

Etymology tree
English tickle
Proto-Indo-European *-iskos
Proto-Germanic *-iskaz
Proto-West Germanic *-isk
Old English -isċ
Middle English -ish
English -ish
English ticklish
From tickle + -ish.
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