To horrify someone is to hit them with a heavy shock — the kind that makes the stomach drop. They are not just surprised; they feel upset, or afraid, or both. News can horrify you, and so can a film, a story, or something a person does.

To horrify someone使某人 horrify is to hit them with a heavy shock就是給他們重重一擊般的驚嚇 the kind that makes the stomach drop那種會讓人胃一沉的感覺 They are not just surprised他們不只是驚訝而已 they feel upset, or afraid, or both他們會覺得難受，或害怕，或兩者都有 News can horrify you新聞可能會讓你 horrify and so can a film, a story, or something a person does一部電影、一個故事，或某人做的事也可以

The verb needs an object: something horrifies someone. After it happens, that person is horrified (how they feel). The thing that did it is horrifying (what it is like).

The verb needs an object這個動詞需要受詞 something horrifies someone是「某件事horrify某個人」的結構 After it happens事情發生之後 that person is horrified那個人會是 horrified how they feel這是他們的感受 The thing that did it is horrifying造成這種感受的那件事是 horrifying what it is like這是它本身的樣子

Though actually, people often use it a little loosely. They say they were horrified by a messy room or a rude remark when they mainly mean they were shocked and did not like it, not that they were truly scared.

Though actually不過事實上 people often use it a little loosely人們常常把這個字用得比較鬆散 They say they were horrified他們會說自己 horrified by a messy room or a rude remark是因為一個亂七八糟的房間或一句無禮的話 when they mainly mean they were shocked and did not like it但他們主要的意思其實只是被嚇了一跳、不喜歡 not that they were truly scared而不是真的感到害怕

It still sounds strong. It is not a light word like surprise.

It still sounds strong它聽起來還是很強烈 It is not a light word like surprise它不是像 surprise 那樣輕的字