| 单词 | trepidation |
| 释义 | trepidation (once / 3083 pages) n When plain old "fear" isn't enough to get across a deep feeling of dread about something on the horizon, use the more formal word trepidation. "It was with a certain trepidation that I attended an advance screening of Rob Zombie's Halloween in Hollywood last night," wrote a film reviewer. Some dictionaries note that trepidation carries connotations of apprehension about an upcoming threat. In most cases, though, you can get by with the simpler word fear — why use three syllables when you could make do with one? The word comes from the Latin verb trepidare, "to tremble." WORD FAMILYtrepidation: trepidations USAGE EXAMPLESI felt some trepidation when I first signed on to the project. The New Yorker(Dec 31, 2016) It’s as eye-opening for Jamie as “Sisterhood Is Powerful,” the radical feminist anthology that he first opens with almost spiritual reverence — or is it trepidation? New York Times(Dec 27, 2016) “I would call it enhanced trepidation, an amplified anxiety,” said Cynthia Rosenberg, a Baltimore immigration attorney. Washington Post(Dec 17, 2016) n a feeling of alarm or dread Hyper apprehension, apprehensiveness, dread fearful expectation or anticipation |
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