trepidation

FREQ #42685

n. 恐惧, 惊惶, 忧虑 [医] 震颤, 抖颤; 悸惧

发音

UK /ˌtɹɛp.ɪˈdeɪ.ʃən/
US /ˌtɹɛp.ɪˈdeɪ.ʃən/
AU

词形变化

trepidations 复数 trepidations

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Anxiety over the uncertain future or possible ill-occurrence.

    惊恐

    惊惶

    不安

    忧虑

    担忧

    可数 不可数

    I decided, with considerable trepidation, to let him drive my car without me.

  2. 2.

    An involuntary trembling, sometimes an effect of paralysis, but usually caused by terror or fear.

    颤抖

    发抖

    可数 不可数
  3. 3.

    A libration of the starry sphere in the Ptolemaic system; a motion ascribed to the firmament, to account for certain small changes in the position of the ecliptic and of the stars.

    颤动

    可数 废旧 不可数 天文

词汇关系

名词

上位词 3

dread apprehension apprehensiveness

词源

Borrowed from Latin trepidātiō, from trepidō (“be agitated”).

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