apprehensive
apprehensive 英 [ˌæprɪˈhensɪv] 美 [ˌæprɪˈhɛnsɪv]
adj. 忧虑的
an apprehensive face 忧虑的面容
You have no reason to be apprehensive of the future. 你不必忧虑未来。
- If you're apprehensive, you're anxious or fearful. If you live near a busy intersection with no stop signs, you might be a bit apprehensive about crossing the street.
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- adj. 忧虑的
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1. an apprehensive face
忧虑的面容
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2. You have no reason to be apprehensive of the future.
你不必忧虑未来。
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3. She was deeply apprehensive that something might go wrong.
她很担心可能要出什么差错。
- apprehensive (adj.) late 14c., "capable of perceiving, fitted for mental impression," from Medieval Latin apprehensivus, from Latin apprehens-, past participle stem of apprehendere "take hold of, grasp" physically or mentally (see apprehend). Meaning "fearful of what is to come" is recorded from 1630s, via notion of "capable of grasping with the mind" (c. 1600). Related: Apprehensively; apprehensiveness.
ap·pre·hen·sive / ˌæprɪˈhensɪv ; NAmE ˌæprɪˈhensɪv / adjective worried or frightened that sth unpleasant may happen 忧虑的；担心的；疑惧的；恐惧的 ◆ an apprehensive face/glance/look 忧虑的面容╱一瞥╱目光 apprehensiveabout/of sth ◆ I was a little apprehensive about the effects of what I had said. 我有点担忧我说的话所带来的影响。 ◆ You have no reason to be apprehensive of the future. 你不必忧虑未来。 apprehensivethat… ◆ She was deeply apprehensive that something might go wrong. 她很担心可能要出什么差错。 ▶ ap·pre·hen·sive·ly / ˌæprɪˈhensɪvli ; NAmE ˌæprɪˈhensɪvli / adverb ap·pre·hen·sive / ˌæprɪˈhensɪv ; NAmE ˌæprɪˈhensɪv / ap·pre·hen·sive·ly / ˌæprɪˈhensɪvli ; NAmE ˌæprɪˈhensɪvli /
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