nervousness

英

美

n. 神经质，焦躁，胆小

BNC.11154 / COCA.13680

柯林斯词典

ADJ-GRADED 神经紧张的;担忧的;焦虑的
If someone isnervous, they are frightened or worried about something that is happening or might happen, and show this in their behaviour.
1. The party has become deeply nervous about its prospects of winning the next election...
  该党对赢得下一次选举的前景深感忧虑。
2. She described Mr Hutchinson as nervous and jumpy after his wife's disappearance.
  据她描述，哈钦森先生自从妻子失踪后变得神经兮兮、一惊一乍的。
ADJ-GRADED 神经质的;神经过敏的
Anervousperson is very tense and easily upset.
1. She was apparently a very nervous woman, and that affected her career.
  她显然是一个很神经质的女人，这一点影响了她的事业。
ADJ 神经性的;神经的
Anervousillness or condition is one that affects your emotions and your mental state.
1. The number of nervous disorders was rising in the region...
  该地区神经紊乱患者的人数在上升。
2. He developed nervous problems after people began repeatedly correcting him.
  人们开始不停地纠正他的错误，之后他的神经就出现了问题。

noun

a sensitive or highly strung temperament
the anxious feeling you have when you have the jitters
Synonym:jitterinessjumpinessrestiveness
an uneasy psychological state
1. he suffered an attack of nerves
Synonym:nerves

Nervousness is often constitutional.
神经质多为先天的。
You can feel the nervousness pulsing through the crowd as they wait for his arrival.
你可以感觉到，人群在等待他的到达时的激动和不安。
Hellen tried to control her mood, but her trembling hands betrayed her nervousness.
海伦极力控制住自己的情绪，可她颤抖的双手还是暴露了内心的紧张。
She tried to cover up her nervousness as she waited to make her speech.
在她等候发言时，她竭力掩饰紧张的心情。
The words were not neatly written because of nervousness.
由于紧张字写得不工整。
Her failure in the speech contest was due to her nervousness.
她在演讲比赛中失利，原因是她太紧张了。
If you practice speaking in public regularly, I am sure you will overcome your nervousness.
如果你经常练习当众说话，我相信你会克服紧张情绪的。
But too much caffeine can result in nervousness and sleeplessness.
但大量的咖啡因就会导致精神紧张和失眠。
"This signals a change and it will create some nervousness," he said.
“这是一个发生变化的信号，它会引发一些紧张，”他说。
You feel this nervousness on the phone there.
电话中我感到他们很紧张。