jitters

n. 神经过敏；激动（jitter的复数）

v. 抖动（jitter的三单形式）；紧张不安；使激动

中文词源

jitters 紧张不安

来自jitter,抖动，剧烈跳动。引申词义紧张不安。

jitters (n.): "extreme nervousness," 1925, American English, perhaps an alteration of dialectal chitter "tremble, shiver," from Middle English chittern "to twitter, chatter."

1. twitter / chatter => chitter "imitative of birds" => jitter.

1. I had a case of the jitters during my first two speeches.: 我在最初两次讲演时感到非常紧张。

2. Officials feared that any public announcements would only increase market jitters.: 政府官员担心任何公开声明只会加重市场恐慌。

5. Louise had the pre - wedding jitters so badly she nearly didn't make it to the church.: 路易丝在举行婚礼前非常紧张,差一点没能坚持到教堂.