nervy

英 [ˈnɜːvi]

美 [ˈnɜːrvi]

adj. 焦虑的; 紧张的; 莽撞的; 冒失的

BNC.22681 / COCA.31100

牛津词典

adj.

焦虑的；紧张的
anxious and nervous
莽撞的；冒失的
brave and confident in a way that might offend other people, or show a lack of respect

ADJ-GRADED 紧张不安的;焦虑不安的;神经质的
If someone isnervy, their behaviour shows that they are very tense or anxious, or they are the type of person who is easily upset.
1. Sometimes dad was nice to us, but sometimes he was bad-tempered and nervy...
  爸爸有时对我们很好，但有时他脾气暴躁，焦虑不安。
2. Alan was irritable, and very evidently in a nervy state.
  艾伦很急躁，很明显他处于紧张不安的状态。
ADJ-GRADED 有胆量的;大胆的
If you say that someone isnervy, you mean that their behaviour is bold or daring.
1. John liked him because he was a nervy guy and would go out and shoot anybody who John wanted him to shoot.
  约翰喜欢他，因为他胆大，约翰想干掉谁他就会出门去一枪把那人干掉。

adj

offensively bold
1. a brash newcomer disputed the age-old rules for admission to the club
2. a nervy thing to say
Synonym:brashcheeky
showing or requiring courage and contempt of danger
1. the nervy feats of mountaineers
being in a tense state
Synonym:edgyhigh-strunghighly strungjitteryjumpyoverstrungrestiveuptight