misgiving

• n. 担忧；疑虑；不安
• v. 担忧；使…疑虑；害怕（misgive的ing形式）

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。

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.

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