late 14c., "terror," from Old French tremor "fear, terror, quaking" (13c.), from Latin tremorem (nominative tremor) "a trembling, terror," from tremere (see tremble (v.)). Sense of "an involuntary shaking" first recorded 1610s and probably represents a re-introduction from Latin.
雙語例句
1. As soon as the tremor passed, many people spontaneously arose and cheered.
震感剛一過去，很多人就自發地站起來歡呼。
來自柯林斯例句
2. The dangerous, excitable tremor was still in her voice.