trepidation
英 [,trep?'de??(?)n]
美
- n. 恐懼；驚恐；憂慮；顫抖
GRE暢通詞匯
中文詞源
trepidation 驚恐，惶恐
來(lái)自拉丁語(yǔ) trepidare,顫抖，惶恐，來(lái)自 PIE*trep,顫抖，搖晃，可能來(lái)自 PIE*ter,轉(zhuǎn)，搖，扭 曲，詞源同 turn,tremble.引申詞義驚恐，惶恐等。
英文詞源
- trepidation
- trepidation: see intrepid
- trepidation (n.)
- c. 1600, from Middle French trepidation (15c.) and directly from Latin trepidationem (nominative trepidatio) "agitation, alarm, trembling," noun of action from past participle stem of trepidare "to tremble, hurry," from trepidus "alarmed, scared," from PIE *trep- (1) "to shake, tremble" (cognates: Sanskrit trprah "hasty," Old Church Slavonic trepetati "to tremble"), related to *trem- (see tremble (v.)).
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. The men set off in fear and trepidation.
- 這群人驚慌失措地出發(fā)了.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 2. " Thank you,'she answered, with some trepidation and went out.
- “ 謝謝, " 她說(shuō)著膽戰(zhàn)心驚地走了出來(lái).
來(lái)自英漢文學(xué) - 嘉莉妹妹
- 3. It was with some trepidation that I viewed the prospect of cycling across Uganda.
- 我?guī)е┰S惶恐考慮了一下騎自行車周游烏干達(dá)的可能性。
來(lái)自辭典例句
- 4. Forgiving interactions and Undo encourage users to try direct manipulation without trepidation.
- 溫順寬厚的交互方式已經(jīng)允許撤銷都會(huì)鼓勵(lì)使用者毫無(wú)畏懼地嘗試直接操作.
來(lái)自About Face 3交互設(shè)計(jì)精髓
- 5. The threat of an epidemic caused great alarm and trepidation.
- 流行病猖獗因而人心惶惶.
來(lái)自辭典例句