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Horrendous 12113.Horrendous 英 Hɒ'Rendəs]美 释义 Adj 可怕的;惊人的 例句

正面 12113.horrendous
英 [hɒ'rendəs]美

背面
释义:
adj. 可怕的;惊人的
例句:
1. The violence used was horrendous.所使用的暴力骇人听闻。

1. horror, horrible => horrendous.
horrendous 恐怖的,骇人的来自拉丁语horrere,恐惧,颤抖,词源同horror.引申词义恐怖的,骇人的。
horrendous (adj.)1650s, from Latin horrendus "dreadful, fearful, terrible," literally "to be shuddered at," gerundive of horrere "to bristle with fear, shudder" (see horror). Earlier form in English was horrend (mid-15c.)."

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