| 词汇 | trepidation |
| 释义 | trepidationWord family adjectivetrepidtrepidanttrepidatorynountrepidation trep·i·da·tion /ˌtrepəˈdeɪʃən/ noun [uncountableU] FRIGHTENEDa feeling of anxiety or fear about something that is going to happen 惊恐，惊惶，不安 With some trepidation, I opened the door. 我有些惴惴不安地打开了门。 Examples from the Corpus trepidation• Some of this apparent trepidation is due to overwhelming self criticism of the proposal.• I open my home with some trepidation and humility.• It was a day that should rightly be viewed with some trepidation, but not in the time of Amos.• It was with some trepidation that I slid a 5-pound chicken with peeled, quartered potatoes into the 500-degree oven.• I threw in my entire savings toward the down-payment and, with trepidation, agreed to manage the building.• When the world descended on Sydney last month it was with trepidation. (1400-1500) Latin trepidatio, from trepidare “to shake” |
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