hesitation

英 [hez?'te??n] 美[,h?z?'te??n]

反義詞

TEM4低頻詞擴(kuò)展詞匯

復(fù)數(shù):?hesitations;動詞:?hesitate;

hesitation (n.): c. 1400, from Old French hesitacion or directly from Latin haesitationem (nominative haesitatio) "a hesitation, stammering," figuratively "irresolution, uncertainty," noun of action from past participle stem of haesitare "stick fast, remain fixed; stammer in speech," figuratively "hesitate, be irresolute, be at a loss, be undecided," frequentative of haerere "stick, cling," from PIE *ghais-e (source also of Lithuanian gaistu "to delay, tarry"), from root *ghais- "to adhere; hesitate."

1. Mirella approached him and, after a brief hesitation, shook his hand.: 米雷拉走近他，猶豫片刻后，和他握了握手。

2. The board said it had no hesitation in unanimously rejecting the offer.: 董事會自稱毫不猶豫地一致否決了該項報價。

3. Referee Michael Reed had no hesitation in awarding a penalty.: 裁判邁克爾·里德毫不猶豫地判了點(diǎn)球。

4. With some hesitation and an uncertain smile, she held out her hand.: 她猶豫了一下，帶著遲疑的微笑把手伸了出去。