nervous

nervous, restless, impatient, uneasy

形容词 nervous:

1. easily agitated
2. causing or fraught with or showing anxiety
   同义词：anxious, queasy, uneasy, unquiet
3. of or relating to the nervous system
   同义词：neural
4. excited in anticipation
   同义词：aflutter
5. unpredictably excitable (especially of horses)
   同义词：skittish, flighty, spooky

1. The doctors shall operate on his central nervous system.
   医生们将要对他的中枢神经系统动手术。
2. It is reported that this disease attacks the central nervous system.
   据报道说这种疾病破坏中枢神经系统。
3. The merest little thing makes him nervous.
   最微不足道的小事也会使他紧张。
4. He looks nervous.
   他看上去很紧张。
5. I have never seen anyone so nervous. He was sweating like a pig as he waited for the results of the interview.
   我从未看到过这么紧张的人。他在等待面试结果时，紧张得满身大汗。
6. The quality or state of being nervous.
   神经质神经紧张的性质或状态
7. He was nervous before the plane trip.
   乘飞机旅行前他紧张不安。
8. Are you nervous in the dark?
   你在黑暗中感到害怕吗？

nerv.ous

adj.（形容词）

Of or relating to the nerves or nervous system:
神经系统的：神经或与神经系统有关的：
例句：
nervous tissue.
神经组织

Stemming from or affecting the nerves or nervous system:
属于或同神经系统相关的：
例句：
a nervous disorder.
神经混乱

Easily agitated or distressed; high-strung or jumpy.
易焦虑的或易痛苦的；神经激动或神经紧张
Marked by or having a feeling of unease or apprehension:
在风格感情方面不安或担心的：
例句：
nervous moments before takeoff.
离去前不安的时刻

Vigorous in style or feeling; spirited:
在风格或感情上朝气蓬勃；有神的：
例句：
.the nervous thrust of a modern creation.(Henry A. Kissinger)
.现代创作的有力推动作用.(亨利A.基辛格)

Archaic Strong; sinewy.
【古语】 强壮的；肌肉发达的

来源：
Middle English [sinewy, containing nerves]
中古英语 [强健的，包括神经]
from Latin nervôsus [sinewy]
源自 拉丁语 nervôsus [腱的]
from nervus [sinew] * see nerve
源自 nervus [腱，体力] *参见 nerve

【引伸】
nerv.ously
adv.（副词）
nerv.ousness
n.（名词）