nervous

英 ['n??v?s] 美['n?v?s]

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比較級:?more nervous;最高級:?most nervous;副詞:?nervously;名詞:?nervousness;

nervous 緊張的

來自nerve,神經，神經質。引申詞義緊張的。

nervous (adj.): c. 1400, "affecting the sinews," from Latin nervosus "sinewy, vigorous," from nervus "sinew, nerve" (see nerve). Meaning "of or belonging to the nerves" in the modern sense is from 1660s. Meaning "suffering disorder of the nervous system" is from 1734; illogical sense "restless, agitated, lacking nerve" is 1740. Widespread popular use as a euphemism for mental forced the medical community to coin neurological to replace it in the older sense. Nervous wreck first attested 1862. Related: Nervously; nervousness.

1. I get very nervous because I'm using a lot of expensive equipment.: 因為正在使用很多昂貴的設備，所以我非常緊張。

2. He developed a nervous twitch and began to blink constantly.: 他身體出現了神經性抽搐，開始不停地眨眼睛。

3. She felt nervous, increasingly lacking in confidence about herself.: 她感到緊張，對自己越來越沒有信心。

4. This works through the mediation of the central nervous system.: 這是通過中樞神經系統的調節作用實現的。

5. She's nervous about something, in case you didn't notice.: 她正為了什么事神經緊張，你連這個都沒看出來？