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misgiving

英 [mɪs'gɪvɪŋ] 美

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解释

n. 担忧；疑虑；不安
v. 担忧；使…疑虑；害怕（misgive的ing形式）

※ 提供单词"misgiving"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

中文词源

misgiving 疑虑，顾虑

mis-,坏的，错的，不好的，give,来自其词源义持，握，暗示，想法。即心中不好的想法，感到怀疑，顾虑。

英文词源

misgiving (n.): c. 1600, "feeling of mistrust or sudden apprehension," verbal noun from misgive "cause to feel doubt" (1510s), usually said of one's heart or mind, from mis- (1) + give (v.) in its secondary Middle English sense of "suggest." Related: Misgivings.

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例句和用法

1. The first words of the text filled us with misgiving.: 正文开头的文字让我们颇为担心。

2. In all of Carrie's actions there was a touch of misgiving.: " 嘉莉在买这买那的时候,心里总有些惴惴不安.

3. Thus the first hour of misgiving was swept away.: 就这样,嘉莉最初的疑虑被一扫而光.

4. Carrie observed his ease with some misgiving.: 看到他这样悠闲自得,嘉莉不免有些疑惑.

5. He looked with misgiving at the strange man in front of him.: 他怀疑地望着眼前这奇怪的人.