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.)).
双语例句
1. The men set off in fear and trepidation.
这群人惊慌失措地出发了.
来自《简明英汉词典》
2. " Thank you,'she answered, with some trepidation and went out.
“ 谢谢, " 她说着胆战心惊地走了出来.
来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
3. It was with some trepidation that I viewed the prospect of cycling across Uganda.
我带着些许惶恐考虑了一下骑自行车周游乌干达的可能性。
来自辞典例句
4. Forgiving interactions and Undo encourage users to try direct manipulation without trepidation.
温顺宽厚的交互方式已经允许撤销都会鼓励使用者毫无畏惧地尝试直接操作.
来自About Face 3交互设计精髓
5. The threat of an epidemic caused great alarm and trepidation.