释义 |
tirrit rare.|ˈtɪrɪt| [perh. illiterate for terror (Nares).] A fit of fear or temper; an ‘upset’, disturbance of one's equanimity.
1597Shakes. 2 Hen. IV, ii. iv. 220 Here's a goodly tumult: Ile forsweare keeping house, before Ile be in these tirrits, and frights. 1892Harper's Mag. Feb. 405/2 My lady will have her tirrets. |