frightful
英 ['fraɪtfʊl; -f(ə)l]
美 ['fraɪtfl]
中文詞源
frightful 極糟的來自fright, 恐懼的，害怕的。
英文詞源
- frightful (adj.)
- mid-13c., "timid, fearful, full of terror," from fright (n.) + -ful. The prevailing modern sense of "alarming, full of occasion for fright" is from c. 1600. Meaning "dreadful, horrible, shocking" (often hyperbolic) is attested from c. 1700; Johnson noted it as "a cant word among women for anything unpleasing." Related: Frightfully; frightfulness. Middle English also had frighty "causing fear," also "afraid" (mid-13c.).
雙語例句
- 1. What frightful gossips people are, even one'sbest friends.
- 人們最愛散布流言蜚語，哪怕是自己最好的朋友也不例外。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. It was absolutely frightful!
- 簡直糟透了！
來自《權威詞典》
- 3. He looked pale and his clothes were in a frightful state.
- 他看上去臉色蒼白,一身衣服弄得一塌糊塗.
來自《用法詞典》
- 4. The smell was frightful.
- 這氣味難聞極了.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. The battle resulted in a frightful slaughter.
- 戰鬥以可怕的大屠殺告終.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》