身體的神經線路
這一族就是核心畫面的字面版本：真的在講身體裡那套傳訊息的神經。
nervous, relating to nerves · adjective · B2
Relating to the nerves in your body — the thin threads that carry messages between your brain and the rest of you. It goes in front of a noun.
神經的
核心畫面
A useful picture: the body's nerves — thin threads running from the brain out to every finger and toe, carrying messages. Everything this word means sits on those threads. When they are simply the physical wiring, you get the medical sense. When they are pictured as pulled tight and quivering, you get the everyday feeling of being on edge.
身體裡的「神經」——一條條細細的線，從腦部往外通到每一根手指腳趾，負責傳訊息。這個字的所有意思都掛在這些線上。當它只…更多收起
身體裡的「神經」——一條條細細的線，從腦部往外通到每一根手指腳趾，負責傳訊息。這個字的所有意思都掛在這些線上。當它只是指身體裡實際的那套線路時，就是醫學上的「神經的」；當我們把這些線想像成被拉緊、微微發抖的琴弦時，就變成日常說的那種坐立不安、放鬆不下來。中文的「神經緊繃」剛好保留了同一個比喻，可以拿來對照著記。Three branches
神經被拉緊的感覺
從實體的神經線，轉成「神經被拉緊」的比喻：同一套線路，只是現在繃著。
nervous, worried feeling · adjective · B1
Worried or a little frightened about something that is happening or about to happen, so that you cannot relax.
緊張；緊張不安
繃到斷掉
同一條繃緊的神經，但這裡是繃過頭之後的結果：整個人的精神被耗光。
nervous exhaustion · adjective · C1
Used in 'nervous exhaustion' and 'nervous strain': a state in which your mind feels completely worn out, usually after working too hard or worrying about something difficult for a long time.
精神耗竭；身心俱疲
原始詞典資料1 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
nervouslyadv
- 1
In a nervous manner; feeling or displaying nervousness.
- He paced nervously as he waited for the important phone call.
- Then he could see the modest bookseller, somewhat clammy in his extremities and lost within his academic robe and hood, nervously fidgeting his mortar-board, haled forward by ushers, and tottering rubescent before the chancellor, provost, president (or whoever it might be) who hands out the diploma.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。