thin-skinned

IPA/ˌθɪn ˈskɪnd/
IPA/ˌθɪn ˈskɪnd/

thin-skinned — 形容詞

1. If someone is thin-skinned, even a small joke or mild criticism feels like a per

1.形容詞C1
釋義

玻璃心

易因批評感到受傷

If someone is thin-skinned, even a small joke or mild criticism feels like a personal attack.

例句

Joaquín is too thin-skinned to laugh at mild jokes about his haircut.

Joaquín 太玻璃心，連別人輕輕拿他的髮型開玩笑都笑不出來。

too thin-skinned to + verb

Tara sounded thin-skinned when she argued over one harsh comment online.

Tara 因為網路上一則尖刻留言就吵起來，顯得很玻璃心。

thin-skinned after a single critical remark

常見搭配
  • thin-skinned about criticism
  • too thin-skinned to take a joke
  • thin-skinned politician
  • thin-skinned reaction
同義詞
  • touchy

    more conversational; often suggests quick irritation

  • oversensitive

    slightly more neutral and less vivid

  • sensitive

    broader word that can also be positive in other contexts

反義詞

文法句型

thin-skinned about + noun

too thin-skinned to + verb

用法筆記

Usually sounds critical rather than sympathetic. It often appears with 'too' or 'so' when someone cannot take jokes, feedback, or public criticism well.

常見錯誤

My hands are thin-skinned after winter.
The skin on my hands is thin after winter.
'thin-skinned' usually describes feelings, not literal skin.
He is thin-skinned to comments about his accent.
He is thin-skinned about comments on his accent.
use 'about' for the topic that upsets the person.

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • thin-skinned politician
  • thin-skinned manager
  • thin-skinned performer

副詞搭配

  • too thin-skinned
  • painfully thin-skinned
  • surprisingly thin-skinned

常用片語

  • be thin-skinned about criticism
  • too thin-skinned to take a joke
  • seem thin-skinned in interviews

介系詞搭配

  • thin-skinned about
  • too thin-skinned for