trepidation
noun /ˌtrepɪˈdeɪʃn/
/ˌtrepɪˈdeɪʃn/
[uncountable] (formal)- great worry or fear about something unpleasant that may happen
惊恐;恐惧;惊惶;不安 - He knocked on the door with some trepidation.
他忐忑不安地敲了敲门。
词源late 15th cent.: from Latin trepidatio(n-), from trepidare ‘be agitated, tremble’, from trepidus ‘alarmed’. - He knocked on the door with some trepidation.