词汇精选：frightful的用法和辨析

一、详细释义：

adj.

可怕的，惊人的；讨厌的，丑恶的

例句：

And that I durst to believe there was nothing in this cave that was more frightful than my self.

而且，我敢相信，在这洞里，没有其他东西会比我自己更讨厌了。

例句：

My father was unable to talk about the war, it was so frightful.

我父亲没法谈论那场战争，那太可怕了。

极度的，非常的

例句：

He got himself into a frightful muddle.

他把自己卷进了一个不可收拾的乱摊子。

例句：

What frightful gossips people are, even one's best 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。

二、词义辨析：

afraid,fearful,awful,dreadful,frightful,terrible,horrible,terrific,appalling

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。

三、参考例句：

He got himself into a frightful muddle.

他把自己卷进了一个不可收拾的乱摊子。

I was awakened by a frightful clap of thunder.

我被一声可怕的雷声惊醒。

These frightful experiences are branded on his memory.

这些可怕的经历深深印入他的记忆。

What frightful gossips people are, even one's best 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。

It was at best an acute and frightful reminder.

它至多是个尖锐而又可怕的提示。

That pale face and flaming glance appeared to Villefort like a frightful apparition.

他苍白的脸和那因激动而发红的眼睛在维尔福看来象是一个可怕的幽灵。

As he rose he dealt the scoundrel a frightful uppercut that sent him off his feet.

他站起来对准那恶棍的下巴猛地一拳，把他打倒在地。

She was racked with the imagination of the future's frightful monotony.

她满脑子充斥着对于未来生活的贫乏单调的想象。

I could get into frightful trouble if I borrow her car without asking.

我如果没问她就借走她的车，可能会惹来很大的麻烦。

And that I durst to believe there was nothing in this cave that was more frightful than my self.

而且，我敢相信，在这洞里，没有其他东西会比我自己更讨厌了。