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trem·u·lous /ˈtremjələs/ adjective literary SHAKEshaking slightly, especially because you are nervous 〔尤指因紧张而〕颤抖的,微微发抖的 a tremulous voice 颤抖的声音 —tremulously adverbExamples from the Corpustremulous• Turning to leave he saw a jiffy-bag of formidable bulk addressed to himself in Sixsmith's tremulous hand.• The bride spoke her vows with tremulous modesty.• I smile at his tremulous respect mixed with greediness.• With a brief, tremulous smile at Melissa, she trailed meekly behind him.• If so, you are taking your own first tremulous steps into fiction.Origin tremulous (1600-1700) Latin tremulus; → TREMBLEtrem·u·lous adjectiveChineseSyllable because Corpus especially you slightly, nervous are shaking |