hesitancy

英 ['hezɪtənsi] 美 ['hezɪtənsi]

• n. 犹豫；踌躇

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 犹豫（不决），踌躇，迟疑（不决），优柔寡断

英英释义

Noun:

1. a feeling of diffidence and indecision about doing something

2. a certain degree of unwillingness;

   "a reluctance to commit himself"
   "his hesitancy revealed his basic indisposition"
   "after some hesitation he agreed"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. I noticed a certain hesitancy in his voice.
   我注意到他的声音有点犹豫。
2. Sickness and hesitancy go hand in hand.
   病痛与犹豫总是结伴同行的。
3. He spoke out his mind without the slightest hesitancy.
   他毫无顾虑地谈出了自己的想法。

经典引文

• After many soft hesitancies, she came to the point.

  出自： G. Vidal

• The new dawn saw him working as an accounts clerk.., but only after some hesitancy.

  出自：Observer

近反义词

【近义词】

• disinclination 不情愿
• reluctance 不愿
• hesitation 犹豫
• indecision 优柔寡断
• caution 警告
• uncertainty 不确定
• tentativeness 暂时性
• diffidence 无自信
• timidity 胆小
• indisposition 小病
• hesitance 踌躇