
好词典

源自 night(夜晚) + mare(古英语中指恶魔) + -ish(形容词后缀),字面意思是“像夜晚恶魔般的”。
❶ 形容像噩梦般可怕或令人极度不安的事物,常用来描述极其糟糕或恐怖的经历、场景或感受。
“The accident scene was nightmarish, with twisted metal and screams everywhere.”
(事故现场如同噩梦,到处都是扭曲的金属和尖叫声。)
“She had a nightmarish experience being lost in the forest alone.”
(她在森林里迷路的经历如同噩梦。)
nightmarish scenario — 指极其糟糕或恐怖的假设情境,常用于形容最坏的可能性。
“A global pandemic is a nightmarish scenario no one wants to face.”
(全球大流行是没人愿意面对的噩梦般情境。)