tremulous

英语

词源

源自拉丁语 tremulus，源自tremō (“抖动”)。与古希腊语 τρέμω (trémō)同源。

发音

• 国际音标^(帮助): /ˈtɹɛmjuləs/

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形容词

tremulous (比较级 more tremulous，最高级 most tremulous)

1. 抖动的，颤抖的，摇晃的
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   • 1919, William MacLeod Raine, 章号 27, 出自 A Man Four-Square:

     "Thank God!" he cried brokenly, all the pent emotion of the long night vibrant in his tremulous voice.

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   • 1956, Delano Ames, 章号 12, 出自 Crime out of Mind‎^[1]:

     Light filtered in through the blinds of the french windows. It made tremulous stripes along the scrubbed pine floor.

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2. 犹豫不决的
   • 1891, Grant Allen, 章号 15, 出自 The Great Taboo:

     "You have lived here long?" Felix asked, with tremulous interest, as he took a seat.

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   • 2009年10月7日, Christopher Kimball, “Opinion: Gourmet to All That”, 出自 New York Times, retrieved 18 Aug 2012:

     This, hard on the heels of the death of Julia Child in 2004, makes one tremulous about the future.

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近义词

• (颤抖)： quaking、shaking、trembling、tremulant
• (犹豫)： timid、wavering

相关词汇

• tremble
• tremor