hesitancy

英 [ˈhezɪtənsi]

美 [ˈhezɪtənsi]

n.  犹豫; 踌躇; 迟疑不决

复数：hesitancies　

BNC.20682 / COCA.22884

牛津词典

noun

• 犹豫；踌躇；迟疑不决
  the state or quality of being slow or uncertain in doing or saying sth
  1. I noticed a certain hesitancy in his voice.
     我注意到他的声音有点犹豫。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 犹豫的;迟疑不决的;有疑虑的;难为情的;不愿的
  If you arehesitant aboutdoing something, you do not do it quickly or immediately, usually because you are uncertain, embarrassed, or worried.
  1. She was hesitant about coming forward with her story...
     她不大愿意站出来讲述自己的经历。
  2. His advisers are rightfully hesitant to let the United States be sucked into the conflict.
     他的顾问们都理所当然地有所犹豫，不愿让美国卷入冲突之中。
  3. ...a quiet hesitant voice.
     轻柔而迟疑的声音

英英释义

noun

• a certain degree of unwillingness
  1. a reluctance to commit himself
  2. his hesitancy revealed his basic indisposition
  3. after some hesitation he agreed
  Synonym:reluctancehesitationdisinclinationindisposition
• a feeling of diffidence and indecision about doing something
  Synonym:hesitance

双语例句

• Himalaya, sensing the boy's hesitancy, decides to try contact again and puts her paw on Herman's feet before dropping her head in his lap.
  Himalaya感觉到了孩子的犹豫不决，决定再次尝试同他接触。她用爪子碰Herman的脚，接着又将头靠在Herman腿上。
• He spoke his mind without the slightest hesitancy.
  他毫无顾虑地谈出了自己的想法。
• I noticed a certain hesitancy in his voice.
  我注意到他的声音有点犹豫。
• On the Iranian threat, his preoccupation in office and after, he is more hawkish than most of the Administration, and sour at its hesitancy, but his view of its likely response still has some weight.
  在伊朗威胁方面，他比政府大多数人更鹰派，而且对政府的踌躇感到不满，但他的看法仍然有一些分量。
• I got to the foot of the stage, but there seemed to be some sort of strange hesitancy.
  我走到了奖台下面，但台上的托马斯似乎有一种奇怪的迟疑。
• Vaccine hesitancy is increasingly common, and not only when it comes to infant and childhood immunizations, experts say.
  专家表示，对疫苗持观望态度的现象日益普遍，并不只局限于婴儿和儿童的免疫。
• He is known for his hesitancy in such matters and his hesitation at that time cost him the championship.
  对于这类事情他经常踌躇不前，这是尽人皆知的。那时候他的犹豫不决使他痛失冠军。
• The greatest weakness of most humans is their hesitancy to tell others how much they love them while they are still alive.
  许多人最大的毛病都是，活着的时候很少向自己的爱人表达爱意。
• Be sure they listen to what you are saying, and if you have any hesitancy, address it immediately.
  可以肯定，他们听你说的话，如果您有任何犹豫，立即解决这一问题。
• As to the influence that tendency has on hesitancy degree, a difference-amendment based a transformation method is proposed.
  针对直觉模糊集中倾向性对犹豫度取值的影响，提出一种基于差值修正的直觉模糊集到模糊集的转换方法。