- tetchy (adj.)
[tetchy 词源字典]
- "easily irritated," 1592, teachie, in "Romeo & Juliet" I.iii.32; of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Middle English tatch "a mark, quality," derived via Old French from Vulgar Latin *tecca, from a Germanic source akin to Old English tacen (see token).[tetchy etymology, tetchy origin, 英语词源]