the quality of being nervous and without confidence : He has a touching mixture of timorousness and courage.
noun [抽象名词]胆怯;容易受惊
Timorousness has increased since last year, when immigration officials began raids across the country. More than 1,800 people have been arrested in northern and central California. 自去年移民官员在全国范围内展开突击检查以来,这种胆怯情绪有所加剧。在加利福尼亚州北部和中部,已有超过 1800 人被捕。
timorousness
“ -ness” ⌜ 表示状态或质量的性质 - indicating the state or quality of ~ ⌟