frisson

noun

1. 强烈兴奋感；恐惧感；震颤
   a sudden strong feeling, especially of excitement or fear

1. N-COUNT (因短暂、突然的兴奋或恐惧而引起的)颤抖，战栗
   A frisson is a short, sudden feeling of excitement or fear.
   1. A frisson of apprehension rippled round the theatre.
      剧场里顿时泛起一片疑惧。

1. A frisson of apprehension rippled round the theatre.
   剧场里顿时泛起一片疑惧。
2. For a property market that has seen prices rising 80 per cent in the past 30 months, the results sent a frisson of shock through the territory.
   对于一个过去30个月内房价上涨了80%的房地产市场而言，这一结果让整个香港为之一颤。
3. When Palin first became internationally famous, after John McCain, the Republican presidential contender, unexpectedly chose the governor of Alaska as his running mate, I like many of my female friends felt a secret frisson of delight.
   当共和党总统候选人约翰麦凯恩（johnmccain）出人意料地选中阿拉斯加州州长佩林作为竞选搭档、并令后者首次成为国际知名人物时，我和我的许多女性朋友一样，心中隐隐感到一丝喜悦。
4. But what was most memorable about the event was not the actual show ( which in my view was somewhat patchy), but the fact that a television series was generating so much intellectual buzz and frisson in the first place.
   首映式令人印象最深刻的不是电视剧本身（在我看来有点拼拼凑凑的），而是一部电视系列剧竟能引发这么多知识界人士的评论与兴奋。
5. The multicultural frisson is no more than a happy by-product.
   多元文化的颤抖不过是一个快乐的副产品。
6. Whenever I pass through an American airport these days, I feel a frisson of transatlantic culture shock.
   近些日子，每当我取道美国的机场，都能强烈地感受到一种大西洋彼岸文化的冲击。
7. According to the designers, the Frisson LEDs light up in the same way that the skin would tingle, blush or shiver when blown on or stimulated.
   根据设计师的设计，当皮肤有刺疼，脸红，或者颤抖时候，灯光也会亮起来。
8. Again a frisson of excitement swept through his heart.
   他心里有掠过一阵激动。
9. So it is no surprise that the arrival in the US and Europe of state-backed foreign investors with enormous amounts to spend on corporate acquisitions has caused a frisson among politicians and business interests.
   因此，当掌握巨额企业并购资金、有政府支持的外国投资者进入美国和欧洲时，政治人士和企业感到不安也就毫不令人意外了。

noun

1. an almost pleasurable sensation of fright
   1. a frisson of surprise shot through him

   Synonym:    shiverchillquivershudderthrilltingle