late 12c., "act of touching, sense of touch," verbal noun from feel (v.). Meaning "a conscious emotion" is mid-14c. Meaning "what one feels (about something), opinion" is from mid-15c. Meaning "capacity to feel" is from 1580s.
feeling (adj.)
c. 1400, "pertaining to the physical senses, sensory," present participle adjective from feel (v.). Related: Feelingly.
雙語例句
1. Try to support each other when one of you is feeling down.
當有人覺得情緒低落時，要努力相互打氣。
來自柯林斯例句
2. His wife wasn't feeling too well and she wanted to go home.
他的妻子感到有些不舒服，想要回家。
來自柯林斯例句
3. McKay walked slowly toward this screen, feeling a growing tenseness.
麥凱緩緩地朝這個屏幕走來，每走一步心情都更加緊張。
來自柯林斯例句
4. It's plain that he adores his daughter, and the feeling is mutual.
明擺著他很喜歡自己的女兒，而且女兒也喜歡他。
來自柯林斯例句
5. Try to get a feeling for the people who live here.