terrible

形容词 adj. 副词 adv.
中文释义
英 /ˈtɛɹəbəl/|[ˈtɛɹəbl̩]|/ˈtɛɹɪbəl/|[ˈtɛɹɪbl̩]    美 /ˈtɛɹəbəl/|[ˈtɛɹəbl̩]|/ˈtɛɹɪbəl/|[ˈtɛɹɪbl̩]|/ˈteɹəbəl/|/ˈtɝ.bəl/|/ˈtɛɚ.bəl/

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Dreadful; causing terror, alarm and fear; awesome
    — The witch laid a terrible curse on him.
  2. Formidable, powerful.
    — […]and there was even a party of the younger men who pretended to admire him, calling him a "true sea-dog," and "real old salt," and such-like names, and saying there was the sort of man that made England terrible at sea.
  3. Intense; extreme in degree or extent.
    — He paid a terrible price for his life of drinking.
  4. Very unpleasant; disagreeable.
    — The food was terrible, but it was free.
  5. Very bad; lousy.
    — Whatever he thinks, he is a terrible driver.
  6. Prone to a particular temptation. Ireland,especially
    — He's a terrible man for beer.
副词 adv.
  1. In a terrible way; to a terrible extent; terribly; awfully. colloquial,dialectal
    — ‘Oh, terrible bad, sir, terrible deep the snow is,’ said the hedgehog.

词形变化

terribler comparative more terrible comparative terriblest superlative most terrible superlative more terrible comparative most terrible superlative

词汇关系

反义词
excellent
衍生词
a mind is a terrible thing to waste amphoterrible nonterrible something terrible terribad terrible infant terrible lizard terribleness Terrible Towel terrible twos terribly unterrible
相关词
terrific terrify terrifying terror terrorist terrorize

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *tres-
Proto-Indo-European *-yeti
Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti
Proto-Indo-European *troséyeti
Proto-Italic *trozeō
Latin terreō
Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis
Proto-Italic *-ðlis
Latin -bilis
Latin terribilislbor.
Old French terriblebor.
Middle English terrible
English terrible
Inherited from Middle English terrible, from Old French terrible, from Latin terribilis (“frightful”), from terreō (“to frighten, terrify, alarm; to deter by terror, scare (away)”). Compare terror, deter. By surface analysis, terror + -ible.
Displaced Old English atol and sliþe, while also largely overtaking grimm.
词源 2
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *tres-
Proto-Indo-European *-yeti
Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti
Proto-Indo-European *troséyeti
Proto-Italic *trozeō
Latin terreō
Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis
Proto-Italic *-ðlis
Latin -bilis
Latin terribilislbor.
Old French terriblebor.
Middle English terrible
English terrible
Inherited from Middle English terrible, from Old French terrible, from Latin terribilis (“frightful”), from terreō (“to frighten, terrify, alarm; to deter by terror, scare (away)”). Compare terror, deter. By surface analysis, terror + -ible.
Displaced Old English atol and sliþe, while also largely overtaking grimm.
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