单词 | nervous |
释义 | nervous —nervously, adv. —nervousness, n. /nerr"veuhs/, adj. 1. highly excitable; unnaturally or acutely uneasy or apprehensive: to become nervous under stress. 2. of or pertaining to the nerves: nervous tension. 3. affecting the nerves: nervous diseases. 4. suffering from, characterized by, or originating in disordered nerves. 5. characterized by or attended with acute uneasiness or apprehension: a nervous moment for us all. 6. having or containing nerves. 7. sinewy or strong. 8. Archaic. vigorous or spirited. [1350-1400; ME < L nervosus sinewy, equiv. to nerv(us) NERVE + -osus -OUS] Syn. 1. fearful, timid, timorous. Ant. 1. confident, bold. |
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