Word · Frequency #7714
apprehension
忧虑，担心
fearful expectation or anticipation
对可能发生的不好的事情的恐惧或期待
- 1.
The taking of something.
获取某物
- 2.
fearful expectation or anticipation
恐惧的期待或预感
- 3.
The awareness of something
对某事的意识
- 4.
the cognitive condition of someone who understands
理解者的认知状态
- 5.
painful expectation
痛苦的期待
理解，领会；逮捕，拘押；获取某物；恐惧的期待或预感；对某事的意识
In use
She felt a sense of apprehension before the final exam.
His apprehension about the interview caused him to lose sleep.
Despite her apprehension, she went for the medical check-up.
the student looked around the examination room with apprehension
apprehension about sth
表示对某事的担忧，后接名词或动名词。
She felt great apprehension about the upcoming interview.
她对即将到来的面试感到非常忧虑。
apprehension that + clause
后接同位语从句，说明担心的具体内容。
There is widespread apprehension that the economy will worsen.
人们普遍担心经济会恶化。
Connections
Collocations
- feel apprehension
- 感到忧虑
- Many students feel apprehension before exams.许多学生在考试前感到忧虑。
- express apprehension
- 表达担忧
- She expressed apprehension about the safety of the new bridge.她对新桥的安全性表达了担忧。
- with apprehension
- 担忧地
- He looked at the dark clouds with apprehension.他担忧地看着乌云。
- apprehension about
- 对……的忧虑
- There is growing apprehension about the economic outlook.对经济前景的忧虑日益增加。
- apprehension over
- 对……的担忧
- Public apprehension over the pandemic remains high.公众对疫情的担忧仍然很高。
- cause apprehension
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一个人因为害怕被逮捕（apprehend）而充满忧虑和恐惧的期待，这就是apprehension。
Context & Register
该词的名词含义涉及多个领域：表‘忧虑’时多用于书信、演讲等正式书面语；表‘理解’时常见于心理学或哲学讨论；表‘逮捕’则是法律术语。整体注册混合，具体取决于义项。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the pronunciation of the '-ension' ending with stressed /ɛnʃən/, so they truly rhyme with 'apprehension'. Words like 'apprehend' or 'apprehensive' have different endings and are not included.
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