anxiety
音标发音
- 英式音标 [æŋˈzaɪ.ə.ti]
- 美式音标 [æŋˈzaɪ.ə.t̬i]
- 国际音标 [æŋ'zaiəti]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- n. 焦慮;渴望;掛唸;令人焦慮的事
词源解说
- 1520左右進入英語,直接源自拉丁語的anxietatem,意爲擔心。
词根记忆
- 來自anxious(adj.擔憂的;渴望的)
用法辨析
- anxiety的基本意思是“焦慮,著急(的情緒)”,指因懸而未決或吉兇難蔔的事而引起的焦慮與緊張不安,也可指因即將到來的災難或不幸而産生的恐懼與憂慮。anxiety作“令人著急、焦慮的事”解,是可數名詞,引申可表示爲某事焦慮,常譯成“渴望,熱望”,是不可數名詞。
- anxiety後可接由that引導的同位語從句,從句中的謂語動詞多用“should+動詞原形”, should有時可省略。
n. (名詞)
英汉例句
- And now a new anxiety seized me.
現在我又不由得提心吊膽起來。 - Her anxiety about the science test increased as it grew nearer.
隨著科學考試的日益臨近,她瘉發憂慮起來。 - What he did yesterday showed his anxiety to please his customers.
他昨天的所作所爲表明他很著急去邀請他的顧客。 - The manager expressed anxiety that it should be done in no time.
經理擔心的是沒有時間去做這些事。
用作名詞 (n.)
~+ prep. -phrase
~+to- v
~+that-clause
词组短语
- cause anxiety 使人擔憂
- display anxiety 表現出焦慮
- drown one 's anxieties and worries in drink 借酒澆愁
- feel anxiety 感到擔心
- relieve anxiety 消除憂慮
用作名詞 (n.)
動詞+~
英英字典
- (WORRY) an uncomfortable feeling of nervousness or worry about something that is happening or might happen in the future
- (EAGERNESS) eagerness to do something
- (MEDICAL CONDITION) a medical condition in which you always feel frightened and worried
- Anxiety is a feeling of nervousness or worry.
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专业释义
- 焦慮
- 慮
- 憂慮
- 焦慮
- 焦慮