nervous
/ˈnɜːvəs/adjective
1
- easily agitated or alarmed; tending to be anxious; highly strung神经质的, 神经紧张的; 情绪不安的：
a sensitive, nervous person
一个神经质的人
these quick, nervous birds.
这些敏捷、焦躁不安的鸟儿。
1.1
- anxious or apprehensive焦虑的; 不安的：
staying in the house on her own made her nervous
独自一个人待在屋子里让她感到焦虑不安
the gunners were nervous of hitting their own planes.
炮手们担心会击中己方的飞机。
1.2
- (of a feeling or reaction) resulting from anxiety or anticipation（感觉, 反应）紧张造成的：
nervous energy.
由于紧张而产生的充沛精力。
2
- relating to or affecting the nerves与神经有关的, 影响神经的：
a nervous disorder.
神经紊乱。
派生词
nervously
adverbnervousness
noun词源
late Middle English （in the senses 'containing nerves' and 'relating to the nerves'）： from Latin nervosus 'sinewy, vigorous', from Latin nervus 'sinew' （see NERVE）. Sense 1 dates from the mid 18th cent.