aghast

形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /əˈɡɑːst/    美 /əˈɡæst/

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Terrified; struck with amazement; showing signs of terror or horror.
    — I was aghast when the incident unfolded in front of me.

词形变化

more aghast comparative most aghast superlative agast alternative,archaic

词源

From Middle English agast, agasted, past participle of agasten (“to terrify”), from Old English a- (compare with Gothic 𐌿𐍃- (us-), German er-, originally meaning "out") + gæstan (“to terrify, torment”): compare Gothic 𐌿𐍃𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽 (usgaisjan, “to terrify”, literally “to fix, to root to the spot with terror”); akin to Latin haerere (“to stick fast, cling”). By surface analysis, a- + ghast/gast. See gaze.
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