"nerve" in Chinese (Simplified)

神经勇气厚颜无耻

Definition

“神经”指身体中像细线一样、在大脑和身体其他部位之间传递信号的部分。它也可以表示在困难情况下的勇气，或指某人表现出令人吃惊的厚脸皮和大胆。

表示身体部位时，常见于医学语境，如 'a nerve in my back'。表示胆量或厚脸皮时，'have the nerve to' 很常用，通常带负面语气，表示“竟敢”；'lose your nerve' 表示“临阵胆怯”。不要和 'nerves' 混淆，后者常指紧张或焦虑。

The dentist said the pain comes from a damaged nerve.

牙医说疼痛来自一条受损的**神经**。

She had the nerve to ask for more money.

她竟然有**胆量**再要更多钱。

He lost his nerve before the jump.

他在跳之前失去了**勇气**。

I was going to say something, but I lost my nerve at the last second.

我本来想说点什么，但最后一秒还是没了**勇气**。

She really has some nerve showing up late and acting like nothing happened.

她迟到了还装作什么都没发生，真是够**厚脸皮**的。

The doctor thinks a pinched nerve is causing the pain in my arm.

医生认为我手臂的疼痛是由受压的**神经**引起的。