ap·pre·hen·sive
adjective/ˌæprɪˈhensɪv/
/ˌæprɪˈhensɪv/
- worried or frightened that something unpleasant may happen
忧虑的；担心的；疑惧的；恐惧的 - an apprehensive face/glance/look
忧虑的面容／一瞥／目光 - The long delay had made me quite apprehensive.
长时间的耽搁使我相当焦虑。 - apprehensive about/of something I was a little apprehensive about the effects of what I had said.
我有点担忧我说的话所带来的影响。 - You have no reason to be apprehensive of the future.
你不必忧虑未来。 - apprehensive that… She was deeply apprehensive that something might go wrong.
她很担心可能要出什么差错。
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Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense relating to perception or understanding): from French appréhensif or medieval Latin apprehensivus, from Latin apprehendere ‘seize, grasp’, from ad- ‘towards’ + prehendere ‘lay hold of’. - an apprehensive face/glance/look