口语:如坐针毡
在电脑前坐了一整天,哎呀,怎么站起来足跟麻痛!呵呵,中医曰:血不通则麻,气不通则痛。与此意相应,英语中,因血液缺乏循环而导致的四肢麻痛可用“pins and needles”来形容。 “Pins and needles”,照其字面意——“一大堆大头针和绣花针”——来推测,用来形容“如针扎的麻痛感”还是蛮形象的,该词大概于19世纪中期开始被英国人广泛使用。在医学术语中,“pins and needles”(麻痛)还有一个专门的称谓“paresthesia”(皮肤感觉异常,如灼痛、针扎痛、痒痛或刺痛)。 有趣的是,随着时间的推移,“pins and needles”不仅仅可用来指代“麻痛感”,还可用来形容“某种焦灼的等待、期盼”。短语“on pins and needles”与我们汉语中的“如坐针毡”互为契合,不仅意通,而且神象。 看下面两个例句:A whole day spent on computer has made me getting pins and needles in my toes. 一整天坐在电脑前,我这会儿脚趾麻痛。 He was on pins and needles, waiting for the test results. 他如坐针毡,焦急地等待着考试结果。
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