painful

UK //ˈpeɪn.fəl//US //ˈpeɪn.fəl//

词源

源自中古英语 'peinful'，由 pain（疼痛）加上后缀 -ful（充满...的）构成，14世纪开始使用。

❶ 形容身体或精神上感到疼痛、难受的状态，程度超过轻微不适，常带有持续性的特征。

“The broken leg was so painful that he couldn't sleep all night.”

（骨折的腿疼得厉害，他整晚都无法入睡。）

“She had a painful memory of losing her first pet.”

（她失去第一只宠物的回忆令她痛苦。）

❶ 指令人不愉快、尴尬或困难的处境，强调心理上的不适感。

“The meeting was painfully long and boring.”

（会议长得令人难受且无聊。）

“It's painful to admit I was wrong about this project.”

（承认自己在这个项目上错了让我很难堪。）

同义词:agonizing, hurtful, distressing, unpleasant, sore

painfully obvious — 形容某事明显到令人尴尬的程度，常带有无奈或讽刺的语气。

“It was painfully obvious that he hadn't prepared for the presentation.”

（他明显没为演讲做准备，这尴尬得令人难受。）

painfully slow — 强调慢得令人难以忍受，常用来形容进程、服务等。

“The computer was running painfully slow after the update.”

（更新后电脑运行慢得让人抓狂。）