worried or frightened that something unpleasant may happen 憂慮的;擔心的;疑懼的;恐懼的 an apprehensive face/glance/look 憂慮的面容/一瞥/目光 The long delay had made me quite apprehensive. 長時間的耽擱使我相當焦慮。 - apprehensive about/of something
I was a little apprehensive about the effects of what I had said. 我有點擔憂我說的話所帶來的影響。 You have no reason to be apprehensive of the future. 你不必憂慮未來。 - apprehensive that…
She was deeply apprehensive that something might go wrong. 她很擔心可能要出什麽差錯。
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Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense relating to perception or understanding): from French appréhensif or medieval Latin apprehensivus, from Latin apprehendere ‘seize, grasp’, from ad- ‘towards’ + prehendere ‘lay hold of’.