• n. 擔憂；疑慮；不安
• v. 擔憂；使…疑慮；害怕（misgive的ing形式）

mis-,壞的，錯的，不好的，give,來自其詞源義持，握，暗示，想法。即心中不好的想法，感到懷疑，顧慮。

misgiving (n.)

c. 1600, "feeling of mistrust or sudden apprehension," verbal noun from misgive "cause to feel doubt" (1510s), usually said of one's heart or mind, from mis- (1) + give (v.) in its secondary Middle English sense of "suggest." Related: Misgivings.

1. The first words of the text filled us with misgiving.

正文開頭的文字讓我們頗為擔心。

來自柯林斯例句

2. In all of Carrie's actions there was a touch of misgiving.

" 嘉莉在買這買那的時候,心里總有些惴惴不安.

來自英漢文學 - 嘉莉妹妹

3. Thus the first hour of misgiving was swept away.

就這樣,嘉莉最初的疑慮被一掃而光.

來自英漢文學 - 嘉莉妹妹

4. Carrie observed his ease with some misgiving.

看到他這樣悠閑自得,嘉莉不免有些疑惑.

來自英漢文學 - 嘉莉妹妹

5. He looked with misgiving at the strange man in front of him.

他懷疑地望著眼前這奇怪的人.

來自辭典例句