worried or frightened that something unpleasant may happen 忧虑的;担心的;疑惧的;恐惧的 an apprehensive face/glance/look 忧虑的面容/一瞥/目光 The long delay had made me quite apprehensive. 长时间的耽搁使我相当焦虑。 - apprehensive about/of something
I was a little apprehensive about the effects of what I had said. 我有点担忧我说的话所带来的影响。 You have no reason to be apprehensive of the future. 你不必忧虑未来。 - apprehensive that…
She was deeply apprehensive that something might go wrong. 她很担心可能要出什么差错。
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Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense relating to perception or understanding): from French appréhensif or medieval Latin apprehensivus, from Latin apprehendere ‘seize, grasp’, from ad- ‘towards’ + prehendere ‘lay hold of’.