worrywart

n. 自寻烦恼的人

发音

UK /ˈwʌɹ.ɪˌwɔːt/
AU /ˈwʌɹ.iˌwɔːt/
其它
US /ˈwʌɹ.iˌwoɹt/
US /ˈwɚ.iˌwoɹt/

词形变化

worrywarts 复数 worrywarts

别名

worry-wart worry wart

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A person who worries excessively, especially about unimportant matters.

    杞人忧天的人

词汇关系

名词

同义词 3

worrier fussbudget fusspot

上位词 4

killjoy spoilsport party pooper wet blanket

词源

From worry + wart, apparently chosen for alliteration. Presumably related to earlier worryguts. Attested 1956, but earlier examples are found in newspapers of the 1930s and 1940s.

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