- 1a/ˈnɜːrvəsnəs/ · /ˈnɜːvəsnəs/nervous feeling緊張
The worried or slightly feeling you have about something that is happening or about to happen, so that you cannot relax.
「nervousness」這一義是對某件事擔心、有點怕、放鬆不下來的感覺。nervous 形容人（She is nervous）；nervousness 是那個感覺本身（her nervousness）。比 worry 更貼身體：手會抖、坐不住。
示範例句 · Example
Mei's nervousness before the piano exam kept her awake.
中文翻譯美的緊張在鋼琴考試之前讓她保持醒著。
常見搭配
nervousness about something
對某事的緊張
worried feeling about a coming event
Her nervousness about the exam kept her awake.
a wave of nervousness
一陣緊張
a sudden rush of that worried feeling
A wave of nervousness hit him as he walked on stage.
hide your nervousness
掩飾緊張
to try not to let people see that you feel this way
She smiled to hide her nervousness.
the nervousness in someone's voice
聲音裡的緊張
the sound of that worried feeling in how someone speaks
I could hear the nervousness in her voice.
- 2a/ˈnɜːrvəsnəs/ · /ˈnɜːvəsnəs/nervous disposition神經質；容易緊張
Being the kind of person who becomes worried or easily, and gets upset over small things — what they are like most of the time, not one day's feeling.
這一義的 nervousness 講的是「這個人一向比較容易怕」，一點聲音、一點改變就受不了。把時間拿掉還成立，就是這一義。a nervous child 是形容詞說法；the child's nervousness 是同一個意思的名詞。
常見搭配
nervousness around something
對某類事物一向容易緊張
a lasting uneasy feeling near a kind of thing or person
Her nervousness around loud noises started when she was small.
of a nervous disposition
生性容易緊張的
having a character that is easily frightened or upset
People of a nervous disposition may want to skip this scene.
nervousness by nature
天生容易緊張
being easily frightened because that is your character
The cat's nervousness by nature made a quiet room important.
意思相近
timiditysensitivityjumpiness
- 3a/ˈnɜːrvəsnəs/ · /ˈnɜːvəsnəs/relating to the nerves神經的
Relating to the nerves in your body — the thin threads that carry messages between your brain and the rest of you. This sense sits on the adjective nervous, in front of a noun.
文法只放在名詞前面修飾名詞。
這一義跟「緊張」無關：它是 nerve（神經）的形容詞用法，只放在名詞前面，像 the nervous system（神經系統）、a nervous twitch（神經抽動）。可以想成先有身上那些傳訊息的細線，才有後來「線繃緊」的緊張。名詞 nervousness 不到這一義。
常見搭配
the nervous system
神經系統
the network of nerves that carries messages around the body
Sleep gives the nervous system time to rest.
the central nervous system
中樞神經系統
the brain and the nerves inside your back
The brain and the spinal cord form the central nervous system.
a nervous condition / illness
神經方面的疾病
an illness that affects the nerves
He was treated for a nervous condition last year.
a nervous twitch
神經性的抽動
a small movement of part of your body that you cannot control
Tiredness left him with a nervous twitch in one eye.
- 4a/ˈnɜːrvəsnəs/ · /ˈnɜːvəsnəs/mental exhaustion精神耗竭
A state in which your mind feels completely worn out, usually after working too hard or living with a hard emotional problem for a long time.
這一義幾乎只活在 nervous exhaustion／nervous strain 裡，講「心力用完」：長期太拚或太擔心之後，睡一晚也補不回來。台灣老一輩會說「神經衰弱」。不能單說 He is nervous 來表示它。可以想成線繃太久，最後鬆掉了。
常見搭配
nervous exhaustion
精神耗竭
a state of being completely worn out in your mind
Two months of double shifts brought him to nervous exhaustion.
nervous strain
精神上的緊繃
the tight pressure you feel when something has been hard for a long time
The nervous strain of moving house showed on everyone's face.
suffer from nervous exhaustion
為精神耗竭所苦
to be ill because your mind is completely worn out
She was suffering from nervous exhaustion and stayed home for a month.
原始詞典資料1 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，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。
nervousnessnoun
- 1
The state or quality of being nervous.
- A part of the nervousness at Chelsea involves whether any more sponsors will follow the telecommunications and internet service provider Three in withdrawing support, at least temporarily.
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