- an emotion that has an effect on your body; a slight movement in part of your body强烈感情;哆嗦;微颤;抖动
- He felt a quiver of excitement run through him.他觉得浑身上下都兴奋起来。
- Jane couldn't help the quiver in her voice.简不禁声音颤抖。
- a case for carrying arrows箭筒;箭套
Word Originnoun sense 1 Middle English: from Old English cwifer ‘nimble, quick’. The initial qu- is probably symbolic of quick movement (as in quaver and quick). noun sense 2 Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French quiveir, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch koker and German Köcher.