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apprehension

🇬🇧 UK/.æpri'henʃәn/🇺🇸 US
IELTSTOEFLC1

Definitions

n.

Anxiety or fear about a future event; the arrest of a suspect; understanding or perception.

忧虑;恐惧;逮捕;理解

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
apto, toward
+
prehensto grasp, seize, take hold of
+
ionact, process, state
=apprehension

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    There was a sense of apprehension as the hurricane approached.

  • 2.

    The apprehension of the criminal took several hours of planning.

  • 3.

    His apprehension of modern art was very limited and shallow.

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