jumpiness
jumpiness — 名詞
1. a nervous, anxious state in which someone is easily startled or unable to feel c
神經緊張
因焦慮而神經緊繃、容易被嚇到的狀態
a nervous, anxious state in which someone is easily startled or unable to feel calm.
Ravindra blamed his jumpiness on the strange noises outside the apartment.
Ravindra 把自己的緊張不安歸咎於公寓外奇怪的聲響。
someone's jumpiness + on cause
Adaeze tried to hide her jumpiness before the interview began.
面試開始前，Adaeze 試著掩飾自己的緊張。
hide jumpiness before an event
The guard noticed a little jumpiness in the passenger's voice.
警衛注意到那名乘客的聲音裡有一點緊張不安。
a little jumpiness in someone's voice
Reuben's jumpiness made the dog nervous whenever the doorbell rang.
每當門鈴響起，Reuben 的神經緊張都會讓那隻狗也不安。
jumpiness + make + someone/something + adjective
After the alarm, Xiu felt hours of jumpiness that did not fade until morning.
警報響過之後，Xiu 感到好幾個小時的緊張不安，直到早晨才消退。
hours of jumpiness
- hide jumpiness
- show jumpiness
- a little jumpiness
- sudden jumpiness
- jumpiness before an interview
- jumpiness in someone's voice
- someone's jumpiness
- nervousness
more general; can describe worry, tension, or an anxious temperament
- edginess
very close; often suggests being tense, irritable, or unable to relax
- jitters
informal plural noun for a shaky, nervous feeling before something
文法句型
jumpiness before + event
jumpiness about + situation
someone's jumpiness
用法筆記
Jumpiness is usually uncountable. It emphasizes a tense, easily startled kind of nervousness, not ordinary worry about a future task.
常見錯誤
Do not use jumpiness for a smooth feeling of excitement. It usually suggests anxiety, tension, or being easily startled.
Avoid the plural form jumpinesses in ordinary learner writing; use jumpiness as an uncountable noun.