"emotional thrill," 1777 (Walpole), from French frisson "fever, illness; shiver, thrill" (12c.), from Latin frigere "to be cold" (see frigid). Scant record of the word in English between Walpole's use and 1888.
实用例句
1. A frisson of appre-hension rippled round the theatre.
剧场里顿时泛起一片疑惧。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Again a frisson of excitement swept through his heart.
他心里有掠过一阵激动.
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3. A frisson of surprise shot through him.
一阵惊喜向他袭来.
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4. The discovery of substantial pools of home - grown Islamic terrorists has added a frisson of fear.
