(of a person) oversensitive and irritable (人)过于敏感的,易怒的 ■(of an issue or situation) requiring careful handling; delicate (问题,情况)需谨慎处理的;棘手的 the monarchy has become a touchy topic. 君主制已成为一个棘手的话题。
派生 touchily adverb touchiness noun 语源
early 17th cent.: perhaps an alteration of tetchy, influenced by touch