Worrisome describes a thing — a situation, a number, a symptom, a piece of news — that makes people anxious. It points at the cause of the feeling, never at the person having it. The suffix -some means 'causing this' or 'tending to this', the same as in troublesome and tiresome.

Worrisome describes a thingworrisome是用來形容一個東西 a situation, a number, a symptom, a piece of news像是一個情況、一個數字、一個症狀、一則新聞 that makes people anxious會讓人感到焦慮的東西 It points at the cause of the feeling它指的是造成這種感覺的原因 never at the person having it而不是指感到焦慮的那個人 The suffix -some means 'causing this' or 'tending to this'字尾-some的意思是「造成這個」或「容易變成這樣」 the same as in troublesome and tiresome就像troublesome和tiresome裡的-some一樣

Two things worth knowing. First, register: worrisome is more formal and more written than 'worrying', and it is much commoner in American English. British and Australian speakers usually say 'worrying'; in Taiwan, textbooks and news follow both, so you will meet both.

Two things worth knowing有兩件事值得知道 First, register第一，是語域 worrisome is more formal and more written than 'worrying'worrisome比'worrying'更正式、更書面 and it is much commoner in American English而且在美式英文裡常見得多 British and Australian speakers usually say 'worrying'英式和澳式英文的人通常會說'worrying' in Taiwan, textbooks and news follow both在台灣，教科書和新聞兩種都會出現 so you will meet both所以兩個你都會遇到

Second, strength: worrisome is a measured word, the word of a doctor, an editorial, or a report. 'A worrisome trend', 'a worrisome drop in sales', 'the test results are worrisome'. It says there is real reason for concern, calmly — it is not panic.

Second, strength第二，是語氣的輕重 worrisome is a measured wordworrisome是一個很有分寸的字 the word of a doctor, an editorial, or a report是醫生、社論或報告會用的字 'A worrisome trend', 'a worrisome drop in sales', 'the test results are worrisome'「令人擔憂的趨勢」、「令人擔憂的銷售下滑」、「檢驗結果令人擔憂」 It says there is real reason for concern, calmly它冷靜地表示真的有值得擔心的理由 it is not panic但不是在恐慌

If you want the everyday spoken version, say 'that worries me' or 'that's worrying'. You will also see it, less often, describing a person who bothers others rather than one who feels bothered, but that use is rare today.

If you want the everyday spoken version如果你要日常口語的說法 say 'that worries me' or 'that's worrying'可以說「that worries me」或「that's worrying」 You will also see it, less often, describing a person who bothers others rather than one who feels bothered你也會比較少見地看到它拿來形容一個讓別人困擾的人，而不是自己感到困擾的人 but that use is rare today但這種用法現在很少見了