[口語]“怯場”是怎么回事

Stage fright or performance anxiety is the anxiety, fear, or persistent phobia which may be aroused in an individual by the requirement to perform in front of an audience, whether actually or potentially (for example, when performing before a camera). Such anxiety may precede or accompany participation in any activity involving public self-presentation.

Stage fright（或者performance anxiety）指某人因為想到要在觀眾面前表演而感覺緊張、害怕或持續(xù)恐慌的情緒，也就是“怯場”，這里所說的觀眾可能是真實存在的，也有可能是潛在的（比如通過鏡頭觀賞的人們）。這種緊張情緒會在任何需要公開表演活動中出現，有時是之前緊張，有時是伴隨著整個活動過程。

Quite often, stage fright arises in a mere anticipation of a performance, often a long time ahead. It has numerous manifestations: fluttering or pounding heart, tremor in the hands and legs, diarrhea, facial nerve tics, dry mouth.

很多時候，在活動開始前很長時間，“怯場”情緒會隨著對表演活動的期待而強烈起來。其表現形式有很多種：心跳加速、手腳顫抖、腹瀉、面部神經抽搐、口干等。