dreadful

名词 n. 形容词 adj. 副词 adv.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A shocker: a report of a crime written in a provokingly lurid style.
  2. A journal or broadsheet printing such reports.
  3. A shocking or sensational crime.
形容词 adj.
  1. Full of something causing dread, whether; Genuinely horrific, awful, or alarming; dangerous, risky.
    — "...Aunt Em will surely think something dreadful has happened to me, and that will make her put on mourning..."
  2. Full of something causing dread, whether; Unpleasant, awful, very bad (also used as an intensifier). excessive
    — Here some... Look dreadful gay in their own sparkling blood.
  3. Full of something causing dread, whether; Awesome, awe-inspiring, causing feelings of reverence. obsolete
  4. Full of dread, whether; Scared, afraid, frightened. obsolete
    — Shame to the slothful and woe to the weak one. Death to the dreadful who turn to flee. Blood to the tearing, the talon’d, the beaked one. Timor Mortis are We.
  5. Full of dread, whether; Timid, easily frightened. obsolete
  6. Full of dread, whether; Reverential, full of pious awe. obsolete
副词 adv.
  1. Dreadfully. informal
    — I'm sorry, Miz Terrigan. I'm dreadful sorry.

词形变化

more dreadful comparative most dreadful superlative dreadfull alternative,archaic dredful alternative,obsolete more dreadful comparative most dreadful superlative dreadfull alternative,archaic dredful alternative,obsolete dreadfuls plural dreadfull alternative,archaic dredful alternative,obsolete

词汇关系

衍生词
penny dreadful

词源

词源 1
From Middle English dredful, dredfull, dredeful (also dreful). By surface analysis, dread + -ful.
词源 2
From Middle English dredful, dredfull, dredeful (also dreful). By surface analysis, dread + -ful.
词源 3
From Middle English dredful, dredfull, dredeful (also dreful). By surface analysis, dread + -ful.
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