| 单词 | anxious |
| 释义 | anxious —anxiously, adv. —anxiousness, n. /angk"sheuhs, ang"-/, adj. 1. full of mental distress or uneasiness because of fear of danger or misfortune; greatly worried; solicitous: Her parents were anxious about her poor health. 2. earnestly desirous; eager (usually fol. by an infinitive or for): anxious to please; anxious for our happiness. 3. attended with or showing solicitude or uneasiness: anxious forebodings. [1615-25; < L anxius worried, distressed, deriv. of angere to strangle, pain, distress; cf. ANGUISH, -OUS] Syn. 1. concerned, disturbed, apprehensive, fearful, uneasy. Ant. 1. calm, confident. 2. reluctant, hesitant. Usage. The earliest sense of ANXIOUS (in the 17th century) was "troubled" or "worried": We are still anxious for the safety of our dear sons in battle. Its meaning "earnestly desirous, eager" arose in the mid-18th century: We are anxious to see our new grandson. Some insist that ANXIOUS must always convey a sense of distress or worry and object to its use in the sense of "eager," but such use is fully standard. |
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