ghastly['gɑ:stli]
汉语翻译
a. 可怕的, 惨白的, 极坏的
ad. 可怖地, 惨白地
词型变化
名词:ghastliness 形容词比较级:ghastlier 最高级:ghastliest
英语解释
形容词 ghastly:
- shockingly repellent; inspiring horror同义词：grim, grisly, gruesome, macabre, sick
- gruesomely indicative of death or the dead同义词：charnel, sepulchral
例句
- The sick woman's face was ghastly.那女病人面色苍白。
- What a ghastly place that house is!那座房子是个多么可怕的地方啊！
详细解释
ghast.ly
adj.（形容词）
ghast.li.er,
ghast.li.est Inspiring shock, revulsion, or horror by or as if by suggesting death; terrifying:可怕的：联想或好象联想到死亡而引起的震惊、憎恶或恐惧；可怕的，恐怖的：例句：a ghastly murder.一场恐怖的谋杀
Suggestive of or resembling ghosts.鬼一样的：联想到鬼的，象鬼的Extremely unpleasant or bad:极不舒服的或坏透的：例句：.in the most abominable passage of his ghastly little book.(
Conor Cruise O`Brien).他那本极差的书里最令人讨厌的章节.(
康纳·克鲁斯·奥布赖恩)
Very serious or great:非常严重或巨大的：例句：a ghastly error.极严重的错误
来源：Alteration influenced by
ghost 受
ghost的影响of Middle English
gastli 中古英语
gastli from
gasten [to terrify] * see
aghast 源自
gasten [吓唬，威胁，恐吓] *参见
aghast【引伸】
ghast.linessn.（名词）
ghast.lyadv.（副词）<参考词汇><同义词>
ghastly,
grim,
gruesome,
grisly,
macabre,
lurid同义词>These adjectives describe what is shockingly repellent in aspect or appearance.这些形容词描述神色容貌或外表非常令人讨厌的。
Ghastly applies to what inspires shock or horror because it suggests death:
Ghastly 用于因为使人联想到死而激起的恐惧或震惊： 例句：ghastly wounds;可怕的伤口；
例句：a ghastly pallor;吓人的苍白；
例句：a ghastly shriek.恐怖的尖叫。
Grim refers to what repels because of its stern or fierce aspect or its harsh, relentless nature: Grim 指因为它苛刻的或残忍的样子或它自身恶劣的、残酷的本性： 例句：the grim task of burying the victims of the earthquake.埋葬地震受害者的令人恐怖的工作。
Gruesome and
grisly describe what horrifies or revolts because of its appalling crudity or utter inhumanity: Gruesome 和
grisly 描述憎恨或反感， 因为它令人震惊的粗鲁或完全的不仁道： 例句：a gruesome murder;一桩可怕的谋杀；
例句：gruesome evidence of human sacrifice;人类牺牲的可怕证据；
例句：grisly jokes about cadavers and worms;关于尸体和蛆的吓人的玩笑；
例句：.the grisly gang who work[Hitler`s]
wicked will. (Winston S. Churchill)..按
邪恶的愿望行事的一群可恶的歹徒 （温斯顿·S·丘吉尔）
Macabre suggests the gruesome, often grotesque horror of death and decay:
Macabre 指可怕的经常是关于死亡和腐烂的怪诞的恐怖： 例句：macabre stories about tortures conceived by a madman.关于由一个疯子构想出来的可怕故事。
Lurid sometimes refers to what is of a ghastly or unnatural hue suggestive of death: Lurid 有时指可怕的或不正常的让人联想到死的样子： 例句：As her illness worsened her skin took on a pallid, greenish, lurid appearance. More often the term describes what shocks because of its terrible and ghastly nature: 疾病使她的皮肤呈现出一种苍白的、绿色的、可怕的样子。 这个词更多用来形容因为本性的可怕和恐惧而令人震惊：
例句：lurid crimes. At other times it merely refers to glaring and usually unsavory sensationalism: 耸人听闻的罪行。 该词极少用来指怒目而视的并且通常是令人不快的危言耸听：
例句：a lurid, melodramatic, but accurate account of the accident. 关于这事件的一则轰动且耸人听闻但确切的报导