misgiving
英 [m?s'g?v??]
美
- n. 擔憂；疑慮；不安
- v. 擔憂；使…疑慮；害怕（misgive的ing形式）
CET6+TEM8IELTSGRE低頻詞
詞態變化
復數:?misgivings;
中文詞源
misgiving 疑慮，顧慮
mis-,壞的，錯的，不好的，give,來自其詞源義持，握，暗示，想法。即心中不好的想法，感到懷疑，顧慮。
英文詞源
- misgiving (n.)
- c. 1600, "feeling of mistrust or sudden apprehension," verbal noun from misgive "cause to feel doubt" (1510s), usually said of one's heart or mind, from mis- (1) + give (v.) in its secondary Middle English sense of "suggest." Related: Misgivings.
雙語例句
- 1. The first words of the text filled us with misgiving.
- 正文開頭的文字讓我們頗為擔心。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. In all of Carrie's actions there was a touch of misgiving.
- " 嘉莉在買這買那的時候,心里總有些惴惴不安.
來自英漢文學 - 嘉莉妹妹
- 3. Thus the first hour of misgiving was swept away.
- 就這樣,嘉莉最初的疑慮被一掃而光.
來自英漢文學 - 嘉莉妹妹
- 4. Carrie observed his ease with some misgiving.
- 看到他這樣悠閑自得,嘉莉不免有些疑惑.
來自英漢文學 - 嘉莉妹妹
- 5. He looked with misgiving at the strange man in front of him.
- 他懷疑地望著眼前這奇怪的人.
來自辭典例句