nervous是什么意思

nervous

英 ['n??v?s] 美 ['n?v?s]

nervous 緊張的

來自nerve,神經(jīng)，神經(jīng)質(zhì)。引申詞義緊張的。

nervous (adj.): c. 1400, "affecting the sinews," from Latin nervosus "sinewy, vigorous," from nervus "sinew, nerve" (see nerve). Meaning "of or belonging to the nerves" in the modern sense is from 1660s. Meaning "suffering disorder of the nervous system" is from 1734; illogical sense "restless, agitated, lacking nerve" is 1740. Widespread popular use as a euphemism for mental forced the medical community to coin neurological to replace it in the older sense. Nervous wreck first attested 1862. Related: Nervously; nervousness.

1. I get very nervous because I'm using a lot of expensive equipment.: 因?yàn)檎谑褂煤芏喟嘿F的設(shè)備，所以我非常緊張。

2. He developed a nervous twitch and began to blink constantly.: 他身體出現(xiàn)了神經(jīng)性抽搐，開始不停地眨眼睛。

3. She felt nervous, increasingly lacking in confidence about herself.: 她感到緊張，對(duì)自己越來越?jīng)]有信心。

4. This works through the mediation of the central nervous system.: 這是通過中樞神經(jīng)系統(tǒng)的調(diào)節(jié)作用實(shí)現(xiàn)的。

5. She's nervous about something, in case you didn't notice.: 她正為了什么事神經(jīng)緊張，你連這個(gè)都沒看出來？