Word · Frequency #18451
trepidations
恐惧；惊惶；忧虑
trepidations is the plural of trepidation.
核心释义
a feeling of alarm or dread
- 1.
对未来不确定或可能发生不幸的焦虑；惶恐
Anxiety over the uncertain future or possible ill-occurrence.
- 2.
不自主的颤抖(有时是瘫痪的结果,但通常由恐惧引起)
An involuntary trembling, sometimes an effect of paralysis, but usually caused by terror or fear.
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
用法In use
She felt a sense of trepidation before her first job interview.
用法提示：trepidation 是名词，意为“恐惧、忧虑”，在句中作 felt 的宾语。
With some trepidation, he opened the mysterious letter.
用法提示：trepidation 是名词，与 with 搭配构成介词短语，表示“带着惶恐”的状态。
The students approached the exam with visible trepidation.
用法提示：trepidation 是名词，意为“不安、恐惧”，在 with 短语中表示伴随的情绪。
with trepidation
She read the message with trepidation.
她怀着恐惧读了那则消息。
feel/experience trepidation
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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。
语境与语域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。
发音与拼写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.
一起学习词形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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