同近义词辨析
appalling, afraid, frightful, terrible, terrific, fearful, horrible, dreadful, awful
这组词都有“害怕的、可怕的”的意思，其区别是：
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。
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。
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。
dreadful指使人非常恐惧，毛骨悚然，也使人感到讨厌而退缩。
awful指威严得令人害怕或敬畏，有一定的感情色彩。
双语例句
用作形容词(adj.)
- These frightful experiences are branded on his memory.
这些可怕的经历深深印入他的记忆。 - I was awakened by a frightful clap of thunder.
我被一声可怕的雷声惊醒。 - She tended to wear frightful hats with feathers.
她常常戴着吓人的带羽毛的帽子。
权威例句
Carex molestiformis Reznicek & P. RothrockDownload Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future full onlinePhysics: Frightful, but fun. Pupils' and teachers' views of physics and physics teachingPhysics: Frightful, But FunWitches, Pumpkins, and Other Frightful TopicsWitches, Pumpkins, and Other Frightful Topics - Related Articles‘The frightful inadequacy of most of the statistics’: a critique of Collier and Hoeffler on causes of civil warThe Frightful Consequences of Onanism: Notes on the History of a DelusionPsychiatric genetics: a frightful chromosomeGorgons, cars and the frightful fiend: Representations of fear in social work and counselling
