Front | awe |
---|---|
Pron | [ɔː] |
Back | 【AWE】 We feel awe when we stand near vast mountains. 当我们站在高山旁,便感到敬畏。 【重点词汇】 awe n. 敬畏 同: dread |
Vocab | awean overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration
Awe is a feeling of fear that is mixed with respect and wonder. You might gaze at the Grand Canyon with awe, marveling at its beauty and fearing its depth. Awe dates back to Middle English, and was borrowed from Old Norse, a Scandinavian language. In Middle English the word referred to intense fear. The related English word awful originally meant "full of or causing intense fear." And awesome, which originally meant "inspiring awe" now is used generally as a synonym for excellent. All forms of 'awe' will appear on average once every 260 pages. awe awed aweless awesome awing awless overawe unawed overawed |
Learn with these flashcards. Click next, previous, or up to navigate to more flashcards for this subject.
Next card: Blunder embarrassing mistake blʌndər great ordered soldiers attack
Previous card: Tug tʌɡ small child tugged table room broke
Up to card list: 刘毅突破词汇5000