early 14c. (intransitive) "to be thrilled or tingling," of uncertain origin, possibly a frequentative form of tick (v.) in its older sense of "to touch." The Old English form was tinclian. Some suggest a metathesis of kittle (Middle English kytyllen), from Dutch kietelen, from a common North Sea Germanic word for "to tickle" (compare Old Norse kitla, Old High German kizzilon, German kitzeln).
Meaning "to excite agreeably" (late 14c.) is a translation of Latin titillare. Meaning "to touch lightly so as to cause a peculiar and uneasy sensation in the nerves" is recorded from late 14c.; that of "to poke or touch so as to excite laughter" is from early 15c.; figurative sense of "to excite, amuse" is attested from 1680s. Related: Tickled; tickling. The noun is recorded from 1801. To tickle (one's) fancy is from 1640s.
实用例句
1. The bigger girls used to chase me and tickle me.
比我高大的女孩过去总是追赶着胳肢我。
来自《权威词典》
2. If something's bothering you, get it off your chest and tickle your [ the ] mind.
有什么不痛快的事, 就把它说出来,你心里也就 敞亮 了.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
3. Philosophy's queerest arguments tickle agreeably our sense of subtlety and ingenuity.
哲学上最奇怪的议点也会愉快地引起我们微妙机敏的感觉.
来自辞典例句
4. Wilson was feeling restless. There was a tickle in his throat.
威尔逊只觉得心神不定. 嗓子眼里有些发痒.
来自辞典例句
5. This morning I got the old tickle in the throat.
