apprehensive
/ˌæprɪˈhensɪv/adjective
1
- anxious or fearful that something bad or unpleasant will happen忧虑的, 担心的：
he felt apprehensive about going home.
对于回家他觉得担心。
2
- archaic or poetic/literary of or relating to perception or understanding〈古, 诗/文 〉（与）领会（有关）的, （与）理解（有关）的。
派生词
apprehensively
adverbapprehensiveness
noun词源
late Middle English (in sense 2)： from French appréhensif or medieval Latin apprehensivus, from Latin apprehendere 'seize， grasp' （see APPREHEND）.