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神经质
shénjīngzhì
Description
神经质说的是一个人很容易紧张、担心，对小事也很敏感。
神经质 describes a person who gets nervous and worried easily, and is very sensitive to small things.
我们常用它来形容那些反应太大、想太多的人。
We often use 神经质 to describe people who overreact and overthink.
Meanings
神经质shénjīngzhì
nervous, oversensitive, easily anxious
他有点神经质，一点小事就担心。
He is a bit neurotic and worries about small things.
神经质shénjīngzhì
neurotic temperament; nervousness
她的神经质让家人很累。
Her neurotic behavior exhausts her family.
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Notes
- Etymology
神经 (nerve) + 质 (quality/temperament), literally 'nerve-quality'.
- Nuance
describes anxious oversensitivity; harsher 神经病 means 'crazy' and is an insult.
In videos
“最近他有点神经质的”
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