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. 焦虑;渴望;挂念;令人焦虑的事
词源解说
- 1520左右进入英语,直接源自拉丁语的anxietatem,意为担心。
词根记忆
- 来自anxious(adj.担忧的;渴望的)
用法辨析
- anxiety的基本意思是“焦虑,着急(的情绪)”,指因悬而未决或吉凶难卜的事而引起的焦虑与紧张不安,也可指因即将到来的灾难或不幸而产生的恐惧与忧虑。anxiety作“令人着急、焦虑的事”解,是可数名词,引申可表示为某事焦虑,常译成“渴望,热望”,是不可数名词。
- anxiety后可接由that引导的同位语从句,从句中的谓语动词多用“should+动词原形”, should有时可省略。
n. (名词)
英汉例句
- And now a new anxiety seized me.
现在我又不由得提心吊胆起来。 - Her anxiety about the science test increased as it grew nearer.
随着科学考试的日益临近,她愈发忧虑起来。 - What he did yesterday showed his anxiety to please his customers.
他昨天的所作所为表明他很着急去邀请他的顾客。 - The manager expressed anxiety that it should be done in no time.
经理担心的是没有时间去做这些事。
用作名词 (n.)
~+ prep. -phrase
~+to- v
~+that-clause
词组短语
- cause anxiety 使人担忧
- display anxiety 表现出焦虑
- drown one 's anxieties and worries in drink 借酒浇愁
- feel anxiety 感到担心
- relieve anxiety 消除忧虑
用作名词 (n.)
动词+~
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
- 焦虑
- 虑
- 忧虑
- 焦虑
- 焦虑