willies是什么意思_willies读音|解释_willies同义词|反义词

词源

自1896年起有记载的“紧张的咒语”一意可能来自woollies，“紧张，窘迫”一意的方言词，可能指代的是穿着羊毛（wool）衣物时身上的瘙痒感。

名词

willies

1. willy的复数

名词

willies pl（仅复数）

1. (口语, 带the) 紧张感；恐惧感

   Staying in the haunted house gave me the willies.

   待在鬼屋里让我心里毛毛的。

   • 1974，Joseph Heller， Something happened, 页号3:

     I get the willies when I see closed doors. Even at work, where I am doing so well now, the sight of a closed door is sometimes enough to make me dread that something horrible is happening behind it, something that is going to affect me adversely.

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近义词

• (紧张)： creeps、heebie-jeebies、collywobbles
• (恐惧)： 参见Thesaurus:fear

参考资料

• “willies” in the Online Etymology Dictionary, Douglas Harper, 2001