Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #11267
apprehensive
敏悟的；领悟力强的
quick to understand
此义指理解迅速，不是“惴惴不安的”。
- 1.
Anticipating something with anxiety, fear, or doubt; reluctant.
怀着焦虑、恐惧或疑虑预期某事；不情愿的。
- 2.
quick to understand; - Nathaniel Hawthorne
理解力快
- 3.
mentally upset over possible misfortune or danger etc
对可能的不幸或危险感到不安
- 4.
in fear or dread of possible evil or harm
对可能的邪恶或伤害感到恐惧或担忧
怀着焦虑、恐惧或疑虑预期某事；不情愿的。；理解力快；对可能的不幸或危险感到不安；对可能的邪恶或伤害感到恐惧或担忧；惴惴不安的
In use
The new intern was so apprehensive that she finished the training course in just one day.
My younger brother is an apprehensive student; he always understands new grammar rules right away.
With her apprehensive nature, she could read people's emotions accurately.
a kind and apprehensive friend
apprehensive about her job
felt apprehensive about the consequences
apprehensive for one's life
apprehensive of danger
be apprehensive about sth
Connections
Collocations
- feel apprehensive
- 感到惴惴不安
- She began to feel apprehensive about the upcoming exam.她开始对即将到来的考试感到惴惴不安。
- apprehensive about
- 对……感到忧虑
- He was apprehensive about the job interview.他对求职面试感到忧虑。
- apprehensive of
- 对……有所畏惧
- Many people are apprehensive of snakes.许多人对蛇有所畏惧。
- apprehensive look
- 忧虑的神情
- She cast an apprehensive look at the dark alley.她向黑暗的小巷投去忧虑的目光。
- grow apprehensive
- 变得担心起来
- The passengers grew apprehensive as the plane hit turbulence.飞机遇到气流时，乘客们变得担心起来。
- apprehensive silence
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 prehensile（会抓握的尾巴）：apprehensive 就是大脑能一把抓住新知识，敏悟的。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：文学作品中、正式书面语、历史文本 此义项（敏悟的、领悟力强的）通常用于较正式或文学性的书面语，现代日常英语中更常见的是“忧虑的”这一含义。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All the words below rhyme with apprehensive: they share the stressed /-ɛnsɪv/ ending, as in /ˌæprɪˈhɛnsɪv/, /ˌkɒmprɪˈhɛnsɪv/, and /ɪkˈspɛnsɪv/. Beware of lookalikes such as apprehend /ˌæprɪˈhɛnd/ and apprentice /əˈprɛntɪs/, which look similar but sound different.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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