touchy-feely

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Physical contact, typically sexual, and usually inappropriate or unwanted. uncountable
    — Why is it that, when straight men are touched, it is an affront worthy of outrage and police investigation, yet a woman's being the subject of a bar-wide game of touchy-feely is par for the course?
形容词 adj.
  1. Having a fondness for physical contact with other people, especially to an excessive degree. informal
    — My last boyfriend was a lovely guy, but I dumped him because he was too touchy-feely with me in public.
  2. Driven by intuition or emotion, with a connotation of de-emphasis of rational thought or logic. derogatory,idiomatic,usually
    — He preferred the clarity of science and left the touchy-feely stuff to others.
  3. Appealing to emotion, sympathy, or romance. derogatory,idiomatic,usually
    — I think the movie had too much touchy-feely nonsense and not enough action.

词形变化

more touchy-feely comparative most touchy-feely superlative

词汇关系

衍生词
touchy-feeler touchy-feeliness
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