awful['ɒ:ful]
汉语翻译
a. 可怕的, 庄严的, 虔敬的
词型变化
名词:awfulness 副词:awfully
词意辨析
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。
英语解释
形容词 awful:
- exceptionally bad or displeasing同义词：atrocious, abominable, dreadful, painful, terrible, unspeakable
- causing fear or dread or terror同义词：dire, direful, dread, dreaded, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific, terrible
- offensive or even (of persons) malicious- Ezra Pound同义词：nasty
- inspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence同义词：awed
- extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact同义词：frightful, terrible, tremendous
- inspiring awe or admiration or wonder同义词：amazing, awe-inspiring, awesome, awing
副词 awful:
- used as intensifiers同义词：terribly, awfully, frightfully
例句
- It would be awful if he found out the truth.如果他发现了真相，那就糟了。
- It was awful to see him in such pain.看到他这样痛苦真叫人难过。
详细解释
aw.ful
adj.（形容词）Extremely bad or unpleasant; terrible:可怕的，厉害的：极糟糕的或令人不愉快的；可怕的：例句：had an awful day at the office.在办公室里度过了糟糕的一天
Commanding awe:畏惧的：例句：.this sea, whose gently awful stirrings seem to speak of some hidden soul beneath.(
Herman Melville).大海有些令人畏惧的波动似乎在诉说着隐藏在下面的热情.(
赫尔曼·梅尔维尔)
Filled with awe, especially:充满敬畏的：充满敬畏的，尤指：Filled with or displaying great reverence.虔敬的：充满或表现出极大的敬重的
Obsolete Afraid.
【废语】 恐惧的Formidable in nature or extent:艰难的：在性质或程度上令人畏惧的：例句：an awful burden; an awful risk.艰难的重担；可怕的冒险
adv.
Informal （副词）
【非正式用语】 Extremely; very:极度地；非常：例句：was awful sick.病得很重
来源：Middle English
aweful [awe-inspiring] 中古英语
aweful [引起畏惧的] blend of
awe [awe] * see
awe 混合了
awe [害怕的] *参见
awe*ayfull [awful] from Old English
egefull ege [dread]
-full [-ful]
*ayfull [畏惧的] 源自 古英语
egefull ege [害怕；惧怕]
-full [后缀，表充满…的或易于…的]
【引伸】
aw.fullyadv.（副词）
aw.fulnessn.（名词）
