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

• The Jerusalem Post account said "hesitancy" on the part of Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Defense Secretary Robert Gates, is preventing a U.S.attack decision, at least for the time being.
  《耶路撒冷邮报》的报导说：由于美国国务卿赖斯和国防部长罗伯特。盖茨“犹豫不决”，美国尚未作出攻击的决定，至少是现在还没有。
• 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。
• Next, through equation of payment function, the essay disposes the moral hazard between maker and distributor, thus proving the phenomenon of Prisoner Hesitancy existing inside the supply chain.
  然后通过支付函数的全微分，揭示了制造商与分销商之间的道德风险，证明了供应链内部存在囚徒困境现象。
• Increasing hesitancy about using the renminbi coincides with a rise in two-way volatility against the US dollar.
  在使用人民币的问题上更加犹豫，恰逢人民币兑美元汇率的双向波幅开始扩大。
• 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 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。
• 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。
• 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。