mid-14c., "causing fear," from fear (n.) + -ful. Meaning "full of fear, timid" (now less common) also is from mid-14c. As a mere emphatic, from 1630s. Related: Fearfully; fearfulness.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. "It sounds the most fearful hard work," Sybil said later.
“這聽(tīng)起來(lái)是極為令人生畏的艱苦工作。”西比爾后來(lái)說(shuō)。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. I had often been very fearful, very angry, and very isolated.
我以前經(jīng)常感到非常恐懼，非常憤怒，非常孤獨(dú)。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
3. Our artillery opened up and we heard a fearful wailing and screeching.
我們的炮彈一發(fā)，便聽(tīng)到可怕的哀號(hào)聲和尖叫聲。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
4. The scheme's investors, fearful of bankruptcy, decided to abandon the project.