trepid
UK/trepɪd/US/'trepid/
释义
adj.
Timid and fearful (rare; chiefly seen in its opposite, intrepid)
惊恐的;胆小的(罕见,主要见于其反义词 intrepid)
词根拆分
词根派生来自拉丁语 trepidus(「惊慌的、发抖的」)+ -id(形容词)=「因恐惧而发抖」。这是 intrepid 背后的正向词根,但在现代英语里几乎消亡——大多数人只见过它的否定形式。
词根 trem 还连着 10 个词例句
- 1.
He gave a trepid little knock at the manager's door.
他怯生生地在经理门上轻轻敲了几下。