horrendous
英[h?'rend?s]
美
- adj. 可怕的；驚人的
詞態(tài)變化
副詞:?horrendously;
助記提示
1. horror, horrible => horrendous.
中文詞源
horrendous 恐怖的，駭人的
來自拉丁語horrere,恐懼，顫抖，詞源同horror.引申詞義恐怖的，駭人的。
英文詞源
- horrendous (adj.)
- 1650s, from Latin horrendus "dreadful, fearful, terrible," literally "to be shuddered at," gerundive of horrere "to bristle with fear, shudder" (see horror). Earlier form in English was horrend (mid-15c.).
雙語例句
- 1. The violence used was horrendous.
- 所使用的暴力駭人聽聞。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Nor do their debts looks so horrendous when related to the value of their fixed assets.
- 如果和他們的固定資產(chǎn)值相比，他們的債務看起來也并不算驚人。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Holidays can be horrendous. All right, I'll rephrase that. The first few days are invariably hell.
- 假期可能會糟糕透頂。好吧，讓我換一種說法。最初的幾天總是如同煉獄。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. He described it as the most horrendous experience of his life.
- 他形容這是自己一生中最可怕的經(jīng)歷。
來自辭典例句
- 5. We're told Tehran weather is unpredictable and horrendous.
- 我們聽說德黑蘭的天氣變幻莫測、風云險惡.
來自辭典例句