Word · Frequency #37679
squeamishnesses
过于讲究;易受惊
squeamishnesses is the plural of squeamishness.
the trait of being excessively fastidious and easily shocked
- 1.
The quality of being squeamish
易恶心的特质
易恶心的特质;squeamish的变形
In use
His squeamishness about blood made it hard for him to become a nurse.
She tried to hide her squeamishness when the waiter brought the whole fish to the table.
His squeamishness about messy jobs kept him from enjoying the camping trip.
squeamishness about sth
表示对某事物感到过分敏感或厌恶。
His squeamishness about blood made him faint at the sight of the wound.
他对血的过分敏感使他一看到伤口就晕倒。
one's squeamishness + verb
squeamishness 前常用所有格限定。
She finally overcame her squeamishness and handled the snake.
她最终克服了自己的过分敏感,去触摸那条蛇。
with squeamishness
用作状语表示伴随状态。
He turned away with squeamishness when the animal was dissected.
当动物被解剖时,他因恶心而转过身去。
Common mistakes
He is squeamishness about trying new foods.He is squeamish about trying new foods.
名词squeamishness被误用作形容词,应改用其形容词形式squeamish。
She has a squeamishness for blood.She has squeamishness about blood.
squeamishness是不可数名词,不应与不定冠词连用;表示‘对…敏感’时通常接介词about。
Connections
Confusing words
- queasiness
- 恶心;不安 · queasiness主要指生理上的恶心或心理上的不安,而squeamishness强调精神上容易受惊和过分挑剔。
- fastidiousness
- 挑剔;一丝不苟 · fastidiousness强调对细节的过分关注和挑剔,而squeamishness更侧重容易因反感或惊吓而感到不适。
- scrupulousness
- 审慎;一丝不苟 · scrupulousness侧重于道德或伦理上的谨慎和认真,而squeamishness侧重于对不愉快事物的敏感和反感。
Word family
- squeamishnesses
- plural
Learner notes
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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