tenseness [
'tensnis]
n. 紧张
tenseness[ noun ]- the physical condition of being stretched or strained
<noun.state>
it places great tension on the leg muscles
he could feel the tenseness of her body
- (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
<noun.state>
he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension
stress is a vasoconstrictor
Tense \Tense\, a. [L. tensus, p. p. of tendere to stretch. See
{Tend} to move, and cf. {Toise}.]
Stretched tightly; strained to stiffness; rigid; not lax; as,
a tense fiber.
The temples were sunk, her forehead was tense, and a
fatal paleness was upon her. --Goldsmith.
※ -- {Tense"ly}, adv. -- {Tense"ness}, n.
- During lunch at an Italian restaurant near her Chelsea house, Bloom's natural beauty is shadowed by tenseness.