worrywart

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈwʌɹ.ɪˌwɔːt/    美 /ˈwʌɹ.iˌwɔːt/|/ˈwʌɹ.iˌwoɹt/|/ˈwɚ.iˌwoɹt/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A person who worries excessively, especially about unimportant matters.
    — It doesn't mean you're a worrywart, a nervous wreck or in need of heavy medication.

词形变化

worrywarts plural worry wart alternative worry-wart alternative

词源

From worry + wart, apparently chosen for alliteration. Presumably related to earlier worryguts. Attested 1956, but earlier examples are found in newspapers of the 1930s and 1940s.
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