afraid

英 [əˈfreɪd] 美 [əˈfreɪd]
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  • adj. 害怕的;恐怕;担心的
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记忆方法

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将“afraid”与“a”看作是“一个”的意思,想象一个人(a person)在面对某种情况时感到“afraid”,即害怕。通过将“a”和“fraid”结合起来,形成“一个害怕的人”的形象,有助于记忆这个单词。
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词族 · afraid

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中文词源

afraid 害怕的

affray的形容词形式。

英语词源

afraid (adj.)
early 14c., originally past participle of verb afray "frighten," from Anglo-French afrayer, Old French esfreer "to worry, concern, trouble, disturb" (see affray (n.)). A rare case of an English adjective that never stands before a noun. Because it was used in A.V. Bible, it acquired independent standing and thrived while affray faded, and it chased off the once more common afeared. Sense in I'm afraid "I regret to say, I suspect" (without implication of fear) is first recorded 1590s.
Her blue affrayed eyes wide open shone [Keats, "The Eve of St. Agnes," 1820]

权威例句

1. She was afraid in a way that was quite new to her.
她感到从未有过的害怕。
2. "I'm afraid he's ill." — "I'm sorry to hear that."
“恐怕他生病了。”——“真是遗憾。”
3. Why should a great community like a university be afraid of nihilism?
为什么像大学这样人才济济的社区要害怕虚无主义呢?
4. I was afraid you'd simply feel we were imposing on you.
我担心你会觉得我们是在勉强你。
5. Aren't you afraid of being seen as a righteous crusader?
你不怕被人看作是一个装腔作势的改革者?

词语辨析

【appalling, afraid, frightful, terrible, terrific, fearful, horrible, dreadful, awful】
这组词都有“害怕的、可怕的”的意思,其区别是:
appalling: 指既令害怕又使人惊异、胆寒。
afraid: 指由于胆小或怯懦而不敢说或做某事。
frightful: 指使人陷入短暂的惊恐或产生毛骨悚然的感觉。
terrible: 侧重指给人以长久的惊骇,极端的恐怖,令人难以忍受。
terrific: 多指外表、形状或力量等的可怕。
fearful: 普通用词,既指外界情况变化而引起的恐惧,又指来自内心的害怕与焦虑。
horrible: 指因骇人听闻的丑恶而令人毛骨悚然,着重厌恶的成分多于害怕。
dreadful: 指使人非常恐惧,毛骨悚然,也使人感到讨厌而退缩。
awful: 指威严得令人害怕或敬畏,有一定的感情色彩。

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