Word · Frequency #11261
horrendous
可怕的;骇人的;极其糟糕的
causing fear or dread or terror; extremely unpleasant or bad
- 1.
Extremely bad; awful; terrible.
极坏的;可怕的;糟糕的。
极坏的;可怕的;糟糕的。;可怕的;骇人的;不得了的
In use
The traffic this morning was horrendous, taking me over two hours to get to work.
She suffered horrendous injuries in the car accident.
The hotel room was horrendous, with dirty sheets and a broken window.
horrendous + noun
作为定语,修饰名词。
The movie was a horrendous experience.
这部电影是一次可怕的经历。
be + horrendous
常作表语,描述某事物极差。
The traffic was horrendous.
交通状况很糟糕。
it is horrendous + to-infinitive
用 it 作形式主语,不定式作真正主语。
It is horrendous to think about the suffering.
想到这种苦难令人不寒而栗。
Common mistakes
The explosion horrendous destroyed the building.The explosion horrendously destroyed the building.
horrendous是形容词,不能直接修饰动词destroyed,应使用副词形式horrendously来修饰动词。
He is horrendous at playing chess.He is terrible at playing chess.
horrendous常用于描述事件、经历等极度糟糕或可怕,而描述人能力差通常用terrible或awful;使用horrendous描述人显得不自然且语义过重。
Connections
Collocations
- horrendous accident
- 可怕的交通事故
- The fog caused a horrendous accident on the motorway.大雾在高速公路上造成了一起可怕的交通事故。
- horrendous traffic
- 极其糟糕的交通
- We were late because of the horrendous traffic.因为交通糟透了,我们迟到了。
- horrendous noise
- 可怕的噪音
- The building work made a horrendous noise all day.施工发出了一整天可怕的噪音。
- horrendous weather
- 极其恶劣的天气
- The match was cancelled due to horrendous weather.比赛因天气极其恶劣而被取消。
- horrendous mistake
- 严重的错误
- It was a horrendous mistake to send that email.发送那封邮件是个严重的错误。
- horrendous experience
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 horror(恐怖)+ end(尽头)+ ous:恐怖到尽头,就是极其糟糕、骇人。注意拼写中间是 ren,不是 rri。
Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:everyday conversation、news reporting、personal storytelling 该词表示“极其糟糕、可怕的”,语气较强,比较常见于口语、个人叙述和新闻报道等场景;正式学术或公文写作中通常较少使用,可用 terrible 或 awful 代替。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 tremendous /trɪˈmendəs/ 和 stupendous /stjuːˈpendəs/ 押韵(重读元音及后面的 /ndəs/ 相同);enormous /ɪˈnɔːməs/、hazardous /ˈhæzədəs/、gorgeous /ˈɡɔːdʒəs/ 拼写相似但重音和元音不同,不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.