解释
- n. 恐惧;惊恐;忧虑;颤抖
※ 提供单词"trepidation"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
trepidation 惊恐,惶恐
来自拉丁语 trepidare,颤抖,惶恐,来自 PIE*trep,颤抖,摇晃,可能来自 PIE*ter,转,摇,扭 曲,词源同 turn,tremble.引申词义惊恐,惶恐等。
英文词源
- 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.)).
例句和用法
- 1. The men set off in fear and trepidation.
- 这群人惊慌失措地出发了.
- 2. " Thank you,'she answered, with some trepidation and went out.
- “ 谢谢, " 她说着胆战心惊地走了出来.
- 3. It was with some trepidation that I viewed the prospect of cycling across Uganda.
- 我带着些许惶恐考虑了一下骑自行车周游乌干达的可能性。
- 4. Forgiving interactions and Undo encourage users to try direct manipulation without trepidation.
- 温顺宽厚的交互方式已经允许撤销都会鼓励使用者毫无畏惧地尝试直接操作.
- 5. The threat of an epidemic caused great alarm and trepidation.
- 流行病猖獗因而人心惶惶.
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