c. 1600, from Middle French trepidation (15c.) and directly from Latin trepidationem (nominative trepidatio) "agitation, alarm, trembling," noun of action from past participle stem of trepidare "to tremble, hurry," from trepidus "alarmed, scared," from PIE *trep- (1) "to shake, tremble" (cognates: Sanskrit trprah "hasty," Old Church Slavonic trepetati "to tremble"), related to *trem- (see tremble (v.)).
雙語例句
1. The men set off in fear and trepidation.
這群人驚慌失措地出發了.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
2. " Thank you,'she answered, with some trepidation and went out.
“ 謝謝, " 她說著膽戰心驚地走了出來.
來自英漢文學 - 嘉莉妹妹
3. It was with some trepidation that I viewed the prospect of cycling across Uganda.
我帶著些許惶恐考慮了一下騎自行車周游烏干達的可能性。
來自辭典例句
4. Forgiving interactions and Undo encourage users to try direct manipulation without trepidation.
溫順寬厚的交互方式已經允許撤銷都會鼓勵使用者毫無畏懼地嘗試直接操作.
來自About Face 3交互設計精髓
5. The threat of an epidemic caused great alarm and trepidation.