Word · Frequency #18451
trepidation
恐惧；惊惶；忧虑
a feeling of alarm or dread
- 1.
Anxiety over the uncertain future or possible ill-occurrence.
对未来不确定或可能发生不幸的焦虑；惶恐
- 2.
An involuntary trembling, sometimes an effect of paralysis, but usually caused by terror or fear.
不自主的颤抖(有时是瘫痪的结果,但通常由恐惧引起)
对未来不确定或可能发生不幸的焦虑；惶恐；不自主的颤抖(有时是瘫痪的结果,但通常由恐惧引起)；恐惧；惊惶；忧虑；[医] 震颤
In use
She felt a sense of trepidation before her first job interview.
With some trepidation, he opened the mysterious letter.
The students approached the exam with visible trepidation.
with trepidation
She read the message with trepidation.
她怀着恐惧读了那则消息。
feel/experience trepidation
Many students feel trepidation before an exam.
许多学生在考试前感到忧虑不安。
trepidation about/over sth
There was trepidation over the proposed changes.
Connections
Collocations
- with trepidation
- 惶恐地；战战兢兢地
- She opened the letter with trepidation.她惶恐地打开了信。
- a sense of trepidation
- 一种恐惧感
- He felt a sense of trepidation before the interview.面试前他感到一阵恐惧。
- feel trepidation
- 感到恐惧；感到忧虑
- Many students feel trepidation about speaking in public.许多学生对公开演讲感到恐惧。
- trepidation about
- 对……的忧虑
- She expressed trepidation about the upcoming surgery.她对即将到来的手术表示忧虑。
- fill with trepidation
- 使充满恐惧
- The dark forest filled me with trepidation.漆黑的森林使我充满恐惧。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 trepidation 拆成 trepid（惊恐）+ ation；想象一个人吓得双腿直抖（tremble），恐惧感扑面而来。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：正式写作、新闻报道、文学描写 「trepidation」是正式的书面用语，通常用来描述面对危险或未知时的畏惧与不安，多出现在文学描写、正式演讲或严肃报道中；日常口语中较少用，更常说 fear、anxiety 或 worry。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words end in -ation and share the final /ˈeɪʃən/ sound, so they rhyme with trepidation /ˌtrɛpɪˈdeɪʃən/. Beware the lookalike 'trepid' /ˈtrɛpɪd/, which has a different vowel and does not rhyme.
Learn the forms together
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