nervously

/ˈnɜːvəsli/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈnɜːrvəsli/ (ame, ipa)

nervously — adverb

1. in a way that shows you feel worried or frightened and cannot stay calm

1.副詞B1
釋義

in a way that shows you feel worried or frightened and cannot stay calm

例句

Kemi waited nervously outside the interview room, checking her notes one last time.

nervously + waited (verb of waiting/staying)

Eitan glanced nervously at the clock, hoping the train would arrive before the rain started.

nervously + glanced (verb of looking)

同義詞
  • anxiously

    closer to the physical feeling of worry or unease; nervously focuses more on visible behaviour

  • tensely

    emphasises physical stiffness or inability to relax

  • fearfully

    stronger implication of being afraid of a specific bad outcome

反義詞
  • calmly

    opposite in both inner feeling and outer behaviour

  • confidently

    opposite in showing certainty rather than worry

用法筆記

Commonly placed immediately after the verb (e.g., waited nervously) or before the verb (e.g., nervously glanced). The post-verb position is more frequent in everyday speech.

常見錯誤

❌I nervously about the exam waited.
✅I waited nervously for the exam.
💡As an adverb of manner, nervously must modify a verb directly, not float freely in the sentence.