(人)受到过多刺激而感到不适、烦躁或难以专注;常指感官信息(声音、光线、人群)或社交、工作输入过量导致的“刺激过载”。
/ˌoʊvərˈstɪmjəˌleɪtɪd/
After the noisy party, I felt overstimulated and needed a quiet room.
吵闹的派对结束后,我觉得刺激过载,需要一个安静的房间。
By the time she reached home, she was overstimulated by constant notifications, traffic noise, and a packed schedule, so she turned off her phone to calm down.
到家时,她被不断的通知、交通噪音和满满的行程弄得刺激过载,于是关掉手机让自己平静下来。
由前缀 **over-**(“过度、过量”)+ stimulate(“刺激、促使兴奋”)+ 过去分词后缀 -ed 组成,字面意思是“被过度刺激的”,引申为心理或感官上“承受的输入超过可舒适处理的程度”。