基本释义
vt. 使烦恼;使厌倦
星级词汇
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助记提示
irk——–“饿 渴”(必然苦恼)———-使苦恼;使厌倦
1. work, urge => irk.
2. its underlying sense could be ‘work until one is weary’.
3. work => organ, orgy, urge, irk.
英文词源
irk 激怒,愤怒
来自中古英语irken,厌倦的,厌恶的,可能来自PIE*werg,工作,词源同work,organ.词义激怒可能是受ire的影响。