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源自拉丁语 'horrificus'(可怕的),由 'horrere'(颤抖)和 'facere'(使)组成,后经古法语进入英语。
❶ 感到极度恐惧或震惊的,形容看到或经历可怕事情时的强烈情绪反应。
“She was horrified by the sight of the accident.”
(她被事故的场面吓坏了。)
“The children were horrified when they heard the ghost story.”
(孩子们听到鬼故事时感到非常害怕。)
be horrified at — 对某事感到极度震惊或恐惧,常用于描述对不愉快或可怕事件的反应。
“She was horrified at the news of the earthquake.”
(她对地震的消息感到非常震惊。)