trepidatory

形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. That trepidates, or that causes trepidations.
    — Unfortunately, like Guthrie he has never given a formal statement of his principles, and it is therefore up to the reader to ferret out these things for himself — always a trepidatory procedure.
  2. Of an earthquake, having a vertical, up-and-down motion, as opposed to a horizontal, side-to-side motion.
    — This [earthquake] was felt at Mexico at precisely the same hour, lasting there about one minute and a half, the motion there being undulatory, but at Acapulco trepidatory.

词形变化

more trepidatory comparative most trepidatory superlative
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