frightful基本信息
读法：英 ["fraɪtfʊl; -f(ə)l] 美 ["fraɪtfl]
释义：
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英英释义
Adjective:
"a frightful crime of decapitation"
"an alarming, even horrifying, picture"
"war is beyond all words horrible"
"an ugly wound"
"spent a frightful amount of money"
"a frightful mistake"
中英词源
frightful 极糟的
来自fright, 恐惧的，害怕的。
- 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.).
词态变化
权威造句
- 1. What frightful gossips people are, even one"sbest friends.
- 人们最爱散布流言蜚语，哪怕是自己最好的朋友也不例外。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. It was absolutely frightful!
- 简直糟透了！
来自《权威词典》
- 3. He looked pale and his clothes were in a frightful state.
- 他看上去脸色苍白,一身衣服弄得一塌糊涂.
来自《用法词典》
- 4. The smell was frightful.
- 这气味难闻极了.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. The battle resulted in a frightful slaughter.
- 战斗以可怕的大屠杀告终.
来自《简明英汉词典》
近反义词
相似短语
单词分析
这些形容词均含“害怕的、可怕的”之意。afraid指由于胆小或怯懦而不敢说或做某事。
fearful普通用词，既指外界情况变化而引起的恐惧，又指来自内心的害怕与焦虑。
awful指威严得令人害怕或敬畏，有一定的感情色彩。
dreadful指使人非常恐惧，毛骨悚然，也使人感到讨厌而退缩。
frightful指使人陷入短暂的惊恐或产生毛骨悚然的感觉。
terrible侧重指给人以长久的惊骇，极端的恐怖，令人难以忍受。
horrible指因骇人听闻的丑恶而令人毛骨悚然，着重厌恶的成分多于害怕。
terrific多指外表、形状或力量等的可怕。
appalling指既令害怕又使人惊异、胆寒。
记忆方法
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