trepidation

trepidation

英 [,trepɪ'deɪʃ(ə)n]
　　美

n. 恐懼；驚恐；憂慮；顫抖

中文詞源：

trepidation 驚恐，惶恐

來自拉丁語 trepidare,顫抖，惶恐，來自 PIE*trep,顫抖，搖晃，可能來自 PIE*ter,轉，搖，扭 曲，詞源同 turn,tremble.引申詞義驚恐，惶恐等。

例句：

1. The men set off in fear and trepidation.
這群人驚慌失措地出發瞭.

2. " Thank you,'she answered, with some trepidation and went out.
“ 謝謝, " 她說著膽戰心驚地走瞭出來.

3. It was with some trepidation that I viewed the prospect of cycling across Uganda.
我帶著些許惶恐考慮瞭一下騎自行車周遊烏幹達的可能性。

4. Forgiving interactions and Undo encourage users to try direct manipulation without trepidation.
溫順寬厚的交互方式已經允許撤銷都會鼓勵使用者毫無畏懼地嘗試直接操作.

5. The threat of an epidemic caused great alarm and trepidation.
流行病猖獗因而人心惶惶.