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

• But President Calderon has shown no hesitancy in promoting his policies, which include an effort to reform the judicial system and reduce regulations.
  但是卡尔德龙总统在推行其包括努力改革司法系统和缩减规章制度在内的政策上毫不迟疑。
• I noticed a certain hesitancy in his voice.
  我注意到他的声音有点犹豫。
• 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。
• He talked willingly now, with a kind of satisfaction and no trace of hesitancy or shame.
  此刻他心甘情愿地讲着，还有点洋洋自得。没有丝毫的犹豫和羞愧。
• I don't need, indeed, hesitancy.
  我没有犹豫的必要。
• He spoke his mind without the slightest hesitancy.
  他毫无顾虑地谈出了自己的想法。
• 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。
• This is only one example of how China's hesitancy is hindering freer trade and investment.
  这只是中国的犹疑妨碍贸易和投资进一步自由化的例子之一。
• 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。
• 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。