worrisome

worrisome — 形容詞

1. causing a feeling of worry or unease, especially about a situation or developmen

1.形容詞B2
釋義

令人擔憂

讓人感到憂慮或不安的

causing a feeling of worry or unease, especially about a situation or development that seems likely to have a negative result.

例句

The recent drop in sales figures is worrisome for the company's management team.

最近銷售額下滑的情況令公司管理團隊感到十分擔憂。

be + worrisome + for + [person/group]

Doctors said the test results were worrisome and recommended further examinations.

醫生表示這項檢驗結果令人擔憂，並建議做進一步檢查。

were worrisome after reporting verb

同義詞
  • worrying

    more common in everyday speech; slightly stronger emotional impact

  • concerning

    more formal; used especially in official or professional contexts

  • troubling

    suggests deeper unease or moral discomfort

  • alarming

    stronger sense of urgency or danger than worrisome

反義詞

文法句型

be + worrisome

find + [noun phrase] + worrisome

seem/look/become + worrisome

用法筆記

Describes a thing or situation that creates worry, not a person who tends to feel worried. Compare with 'worried' (a person's feeling) and 'worrying' (more common and slightly stronger than 'worrisome').

常見錯誤

❌My mother is very worrisome about my health.
✅My mother is very worried about my health.
💡'worrisome' describes the thing that causes worry, not the person who feels it.
❌The news was very worrisome to disturbing.
✅The news was very worrisome
💡almost disturbing.' — 'worrisome' is an adjective, not a comparative conjunction.