A worrier is a person who worries a lot — not once, about one thing, but as a habit, as part of who they are. That habitual sense is the whole point of the word. You would not call someone a worrier because they are worried about tomorrow's exam; you call them a worrier because they are worried about something every day.

A worrier is a person who worries a lot是一個很愛擔心的人──not once, about one thing不是只針對一件事擔心一次，but as a habit, as part of who they are而是一種習慣，是他們個性的一部分。That habitual sense is the whole point of the word這種「習慣性」的意味正是這個字的重點。You would not call someone a worrier because they are worried about tomorrow's exam你不會因為某人擔心明天的考試就叫他worrier；you call them a worrier because they are worried about something every day你會叫他worrier，是因為他每天都在擔心某件事。

It is usually said gently, even fondly, most often about family: 'my mother's a terrible worrier', 'he's always been a worrier'. It can carry mild criticism — you worry too much, calm down — but it is much softer than 'worrywart', which is openly teasing.

It is usually said gently, even fondly通常這個字說出口是溫和的、甚至帶點疼愛，most often about family最常用在家人身上：'my mother's a terrible worrier'「我媽超愛擔心的」、'he's always been a worrier'「他一直都是個愛操心的人」。It can carry mild criticism它可以帶一點輕微的責備──you worry too much, calm down意思是「你想太多了，放輕鬆」──but it is much softer than 'worrywart'但語氣比worrywart溫和得多，which is openly teasing因為worrywart是明顯在調侃人。

There is a very common fixed phrase, 'a born worrier', meaning someone who has been like this all their life and cannot help it.

There is a very common fixed phrase, 'a born worrier'有個很常見的固定說法叫born worrier，meaning someone who has been like this all their life and cannot help it意思是一個人一輩子都這樣、改不了。

Formed from worry + -er, the ending that turns a verb into the person who does it. Note the spelling: worry ends in -y after a consonant, so the y changes to i before the ending — worry → worrier, exactly like carry → carrier.

Formed from worry + -er它是由worry加上-er組成的，the ending that turns a verb into the person who does it這個字尾把動詞變成做那件事的人。Note the spelling注意拼法：worry ends in -y after a consonantworry是子音後面接y結尾，so the y changes to i before the ending所以加字尾前y要變成i──worry → worrier，exactly like carry → carrier就跟carry變成carrier一模一樣。