1. 1駭人的、慘不忍睹的(比「很可怕」重得多)

    Horrific means extremely bad — so bad it you or upsets you deeply. A horrific crash, a horrific crime, horrific injuries. It is a strong word. If you use it for a boring class or a bad sandwich, it sounds like you are shouting. Horrible is the everyday cousin and is weaker; horrific sits closer to horror, to something that makes the stomach drop. News reports and serious talk use it more than casual chat, though people do reach for it when they want drama.

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組成From Latin horrificus: horreō (“to be afraid, to shudder”) + -ficō (“to make”). So, “making you afraid.”

同家族的字

  • horrorthe noun: a strong feeling of fear and shock
  • horriblea close cousin, but usually a bit weaker and more everyday
  • horrifythe verb: to fill someone with that fear

原始詞典資料1 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,摘錄並精簡格式,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

horrificadj/həˈɹɪfɪk/

  • 1

    Causing horror; horrifying.

    • a horrific sight
    • a horrific injury

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