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misgiving

英[mɪs'gɪvɪŋ] 美
  • n. 担忧;疑虑;不安
  • v. 担忧;使…疑虑;害怕(misgive的ing形式)

词态变化


复数: misgivings;

中文词源


misgiving 疑虑,顾虑

mis-,坏的,错的,不好的,give,来自其词源义持,握,暗示,想法。即心中不好的想法,感到怀疑,顾虑。

英文词源


misgiving (n.)
c. 1600, "feeling of mistrust or sudden apprehension," verbal noun from misgive "cause to feel doubt" (1510s), usually said of one's heart or mind, from mis- (1) + give (v.) in its secondary Middle English sense of "suggest." Related: Misgivings.

双语例句


1. The first words of the text filled us with misgiving.
正文开头的文字让我们颇为担心。

来自柯林斯例句

2. In all of Carrie's actions there was a touch of misgiving.
" 嘉莉在买这买那的时候,心里总有些惴惴不安.

来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹

3. Thus the first hour of misgiving was swept away.
就这样,嘉莉最初的疑虑被一扫而光.

来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹

4. Carrie observed his ease with some misgiving.
看到他这样悠闲自得,嘉莉不免有些疑惑.

来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹

5. He looked with misgiving at the strange man in front of him.
他怀疑地望着眼前这奇怪的人.

来自辞典例句