English Dictionary

apprehensive

/ˌæpɹɪˈhɛnsɪv/

adj

Anticipating something with anxiety, fear, or doubt. / (obsolete) Perceptive; quick to learn; capable of understanding using one's intellect.

She was apprehensive about the upcoming exam.

意味（1）

Anticipating something with anxiety, fear, or doubt.

This convinc'd me that there was no going on Shore for us in the Night upon that Coaſt, and how to venture on Shore in the Day was another Queſtion too; for to have fallen into the Hands of any of the Savages, had been as bad as to have fallen into the Hands of Lyons and Tygers; at leaſt we were equally apprehenſive of the Danger of it.

意味（2）

(obsolete) Perceptive; quick to learn; capable of understanding using one's intellect.

More fond of Miracles, than apprehensive of Truth.