Frightened
“Frightened”是形容词,用来描述感到害怕、恐惧或受惊的状态。这个词强调因突然的威胁或危险而产生的恐惧感。Frightened通常指暂时的恐惧状态,而不是持续的恐惧。
- “The frightened child hid behind his mother when he saw the dog.” (害怕的孩子看到狗时躲在母亲身后。)
- “She was frightened by the sudden loud noise.” (她被突然的巨响吓到了。)
- “The frightened deer ran into the forest.” (受惊的鹿跑进了森林。)
“Frightened”来自”frighten”(使害怕)+ 过去分词后缀”-ed”。“Frighten”来自”fright”(恐惧),词根可以追溯到古英语”fyrhto”,意思是”恐惧、害怕”。
“Frightened”由词根”fright”(恐惧)+ 后缀”-en”(使…)+ 过去分词后缀”-ed”构成,表示”被吓到的”。
在西方文化中,frightened是一个常用的情感描述词。这个词常用于描述对危险、未知或威胁的反应。在英语文学和电影中,frightened常用来营造紧张和恐惧的氛围。
- 形容词形式: “frightened”(害怕的)
- 动词形式: “frighten”(使害怕)
- 现在分词: “frightening”(令人害怕的)
- 名词形式: “fright”(恐惧)
- 固定搭配: “be frightened of”(害怕…),“frightened by”(被…吓到)
“Frightened”可以拆分为”fright”(恐惧)+ “-en” + “-ed”,表示”被恐惧所影响的”。
“The frightened little girl clutched her teddy bear tightly when she heard thunder outside. Her mother comforted her, explaining that the storm would pass soon.” (害怕的小女孩听到外面的雷声时紧紧抱着她的泰迪熊。她的母亲安慰她,解释说暴风雨很快就会过去。)