nerve

nerve
noun

(in the body) a whitish fibre or bundle of fibres that transmits impulses of sensation to the brain or spinal cord, and impulses from these to the muscles and organs
神经
the optic nerve.
视觉神经。
(nerves)a person's mental state, in particular the extent to which they are agitated or worried
神经质，神经紧张；情绪不安，提心吊胆
an amazing journey which tested her nerves to the full.
使她每根神经都绷得紧紧的一次令人惊异的旅程。
■nervousness or anxiety
紧张；焦虑
his first-night nerves soon disappeared.
他第一天晚上的焦虑很快就消失了。
[mass noun](一般作 one's nerve)a person's steadiness, courage, and sense of purpose when facing a demanding situation
精神力量，勇气，魄力；胆量；胆力
she kept her nerve and won five games in a row.
她一鼓作气，连续赢得五场比赛。
the army's commanders were beginning to lose their nerve.
军队的指挥官开始胆怯了。
■(informal)impudence or audacity
(非正式)厚脸皮；大胆
he had the nerve to insult my cooking.
他还有脸对我的烹饪说三道四。
she's got a nerve wearing that short skirt with those legs.
她那种腿型竟然有胆子穿上了那件短裙。
(Botany)a prominent unbranched rib in a leaf, especially in the midrib of the leaf of a moss
(植)（叶）脉

verb

常用词组
a bag (或 bundle) of nerves

get on someone's nerves

have nerves of steel

live on one's nerves (或 one's nerve ends)

strain every nerve

touch (或 hit) a nerve (或 a raw nerve)

war of nerves

a struggle in which opponents try to wear each other down by psychological means
神经战

派生
nerved
adjective

想起过去的经历依然让她焦虑不已
[usu. in combination]she was still raw-nerved from reliving the past.

语源

late Middle English (also in the sense 'tendon, sinew'): from Latin nervus: related to Greek neuron 'nerve' (see neuron)

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