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