late 14c., "capable of perceiving, fitted for mental impression," from Medieval Latin apprehensivus, from Latin apprehensus, past participle of apprehendere (see apprehend). Meaning "fearful of what is to come" is recorded from 1718, via notion of "capable of grasping with the mind" (c. 1600). Related: Apprehensively; apprehensiveness.
1. People are still terribly apprehensive about the future.
人们对于将来仍然非常担心。
来自柯林斯例句
2. I was a little apprehensive about the effects of what I had said.
late 14c., "capable of perceiving, fitted for mental impression," from Medieval Latin apprehensivus, from Latin apprehensus, past participle of apprehendere (see apprehend). Meaning "fearful of what is to come" is recorded from 1718, via notion of "capable of grasping with the mind" (c. 1600). Related: Apprehensively; apprehensiveness.
双语例句
1. People are still terribly apprehensive about the future.
人们对于将来仍然非常担心。
来自柯林斯例句
2. I was a little apprehensive about the effects of what I had said.