tremor

英['tremə] 美['trɛmɚ]

反义词

复数: tremors;

1. tremble => tremor.

tremor 颤抖，哆嗦

来自拉丁语 tremere,颤抖，恐惧，词源同 tremble.-or,名词后缀。

tremor (n.): late 14c., "terror," from Old French tremor "fear, terror, quaking" (13c.), from Latin tremorem (nominative tremor) "a trembling, terror," from tremere (see tremble (v.)). Sense of "an involuntary shaking" first recorded 1610s and probably represents a re-introduction from Latin.

1. As soon as the tremor passed, many people spontaneously arose and cheered.: 震感刚一过去，很多人就自发地站起来欢呼。

2. The dangerous, excitable tremor was still in her voice.: 她说起话来还是因为害怕及激动而颤抖。