trepidatious

英语

词源

源自trepidate +‎ -ious，或至少结构如此，详见trepidation。

形容词

trepidatious (比較級 more trepidatious，最高級 most trepidatious)

1. 畏惧的，胆小的
   • 2020，Sophie Kinsella，Love Your Life，Dial Press, →ISBN:

     He looks a little trepidatious too, and we both laugh awkwardly as he nears me.

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   • 2023年2月27日，Elle Hunt，“‘Don’t make Frasier best friends with Elon Musk!’ Writers and comics offer their reboot tips”, in The Guardian‎^[1], →ISSN:

     Factor in Grammer’s outspoken Trumpism, which complicates the legacy of his defining role, and fans may be forgiven for feeling trepidatious.

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衍生词汇

• trepidatiously
• trepidatiousness