highstrungとは 意味・読み方・使い方

形容詞

high-strung (comparative higher-strung, superlative highest-strung)

1. (informal, idiomatic) Nervous; anxious; excited or excitable.
   • 1908, Joseph Conrad, The Duel, A Military Tale, page 62:

     But it exasperated the higher strung nature of Colonel Feraud

   • 1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019:

     "Why, you're shakin' all over!" "I suppose I wouldn't be a medium if I wasn't high strung."

   • 2003 October 21, queenmother, “Recommended Dog Breeds”, in rec.pets.dogs.breeds‎ (Usenet):

     I probably would have gone with a spaniel rather than a setter. Especially since they listed the Irish Setter - arguably the highest-strung of the bunch.

   • 2010, Paula Butturini, Keeping the Feast, One Couple's Story of Love, Food, and Healing, page 69:

     My mother, always described in our family as high-strung, was acting higher-strung than I ever remembered her.