喜樂美語
  1. 1aB2/ˌæprɪˈhensɪv/忐忑；擔心

    a little worried or nervous about something you will do soon, or about the future, because you are not sure how it will be.

    示範例句 · Example

    Mei felt a little apprehensive about her first swimming lesson.

    逐字美對她的第一堂游泳課感覺有一點忐忑。

    「apprehensive」形容「對即將發生的事／未來有點擔心」——因為還不確定會怎樣。核心畫面可以想成「事情還沒到，心裡已經輕輕抓住一種不確定」。常見說法：be / feel apprehensive about...、apprehensive that...、a little / very apprehensive。跟 nervous 很近：nervous 常講「馬上要上場時身體緊張」；apprehensive 多講「對未來的輕憂」，語氣常偏書面。比 worried 更聚焦「還沒發生、想像中可能不順」的那一點不安。

    常見搭配

    • apprehensive about something

      對某事感到忐忑／擔心

      a little worried about a coming event or situation

      Hana was apprehensive about starting at a new school.

    • apprehensive that ...

      擔心……會發生

      worried that something bad or awkward may happen

      I was apprehensive that nobody would come to my birthday lunch.

    • feel / be apprehensive

      感到忐忑

      have that quiet worried feeling about what is coming

      Zoe felt apprehensive before she opened her report card.

    • a little / a bit apprehensive

      有一點忐忑

      only mildly worried about what is coming

      Ren was a bit apprehensive about speaking in English class.

    • very / extremely apprehensive

      非常忐忑

      strongly worried about something ahead

      The class was very apprehensive about the big math test.

    • an apprehensive look / face

      忐忑的表情／神情

      a facial expression that shows quiet worry about what is coming

      Aisha gave her mum an apprehensive look before walking on stage.

    用法接近

    fearfultenseon edgejittery

    意思相反

    confidentcalmreassuredcomposed

core核心畫面

Picture the feeling in the waiting room before an interview: not fear exactly, but a tight, sense because you cannot tell yet how it will go. The worry always points forward at something that has not happened.

可以想成：面試前坐在等候室裡的那種感覺——說不上是害怕，但心裡緊緊的、安定不下來，因為還不知道等一下會怎麼樣。這份不安永遠指向前方那件還沒發生的事。

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同家族的字

比較級 more apprehensive最高級 most apprehensive

用法接近

fearfultenseon edgejittery

意思相反

confidentcalmreassuredcomposed

原始詞典資料3 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

apprehensiveadj/ˌæpɹɪˈhɛnsɪv/

  • 1

    Anticipating something with anxiety, fear, or doubt; reluctant.

    • This convinc'd me that there was no going on Shore for us in the Night upon that Coaſt, and how to venture on Shore in the Day was another Queſtion too; for to have fallen into the Hands of any of the Savages, had been as bad as to have fallen into the Hands of Lyons and Tygers; at leaſt we were equally apprehenſive of the Danger of it.
    • But Claggart's was no vulgar form of the passion. Nor, as directed toward Billy Budd, did it partake of that streak of apprehensive jealousy that marred Saul's visage perturbedly brooding on the comely young David. Claggart's envy struck deeper.
  • 2

    obsoletePerceptive; quick to learn; capable of understanding using one's intellect.

    • More fond of Miracles, than apprehensive of Truth.

apprehensivenoun/ˌæpɹɪˈhɛnsɪv/

  • 1

    grammarhuman-scienceslinguisticsA mood indicating an undesired outcome.

    • In 16.66 the non-visual apprehensive is used with the third-person.

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