資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Our aristocratic class does not firmly protest against the
unfair treatment of Irish Catholics, because it is nervous
about the land. --M. Arnold.
{Nervous fever} (Med.), a low form of fever characterized by
great disturbance of the nervous system, as evinced by
delirium, or stupor, disordered sensibility, etc.
{Nervous system} (Anat.), the specialized co["o]rdinating
apparatus which endows animals with sensation and
volition. In vertebrates it is often divided into three
systems: the central, brain and spinal cord; the
peripheral, cranial and spinal nerves; and the
sympathetic. See {Brain}, {Nerve}, {Spinal cord}, under
{Spinal}, and {Sympathetic system}, under {Sympathetic},
and Illust. in Appendix.
{Nervous temperament}, a condition of body characterized by a
general predominance of mental manifestations. --Mayne.