tremulous

形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈtɹɛmjʊləs/    美 /ˈtɹɛmjuləs/|/ˈtɹɛmjələs/

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Trembling, quivering, or shaking.
    — Tremulous on the bladed graſs ſhone bright the pearly drops, like an aſſembly of ſparkling ſtars dancing on the plains of the zodiac; vocal was every bending ſpray, every reed was inſpired, each warbling throat ſeemed to emulate the melodious voice of the bird of a thouſand ſongs.
  2. Timid, hesitant; lacking confidence.
    — In the mean time I worked on, and my labour was already considerably advanced. I looked towards its completion with a tremulous and eager hope, which I dared not trust myself to question, but which was intermixed with obscure forebodings of evil, that made my heart sicken in my bosom.

词形变化

more tremulous comparative most tremulous superlative

词汇关系

衍生词
nontremulous tremulously tremulousness untremulous

词源

From Latin tremulus, from tremō (“to tremble, shake”) + -ulus. Doublet of tremor and tremble. By surface analysis, tremulate + -ous.
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