Old English gicce, from giccan (v.) "to itch" (see itch (v.)). Sense of "restless desire" is first attested 1530s; itching in this sense is from mid-14c.
itch (v.)
Old English giccan "to itch," from West Germanic *jukkjan (cognates: Middle Dutch jöken "to itch," Old High German jucchen, German jucken). Related: Itched; itching.
权威例句
1. When someone has hayfever, the eyes and nose will stream and itch.
花粉热临床表现为流泪、流涕,眼睛、鼻子发痒。
2. Scratch my back—I've got an itch.
帮我挠挠背——有点痒。
3. I itch all over.
我浑身痒。
4. His fingers itch at the sight of a game of chess.