shudder 是一个动词/名词,意为"颤抖、战栗",通常指因恐惧、寒冷、厌恶或强烈情感而产生的不自主的身体震颤。
/ˈʃʌdər/
I shudder at the thought of walking alone in the dark.
一想到独自在黑暗中行走,我就不寒而栗。
A violent shudder ran through her body as she recalled the terrifying scene from the accident, and it took several minutes before she could regain her composure.
当她回忆起事故中那可怕的场景时,一阵剧烈的战栗传遍全身,过了好几分钟她才恢复平静。
shudder 源自中古英语 shuderen,与中低地德语 schüdderen(意为"颤抖")有关,最终可能追溯到古日耳曼语系中表示"震动、抖动"的词根。该词自14世纪起便在英语中使用,始终保留着"因恐惧或厌恶而不由自主地颤抖"这一核心含义。