| 单词 | aghast |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [ə'gɑ:st] |
| 解释 | adj. 惊骇的，吓呆的 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 adj. 惊骇的，吓呆的(feel ing great horror or dismay; terrified) 【记】 a+ghast(=ghost鬼, 害怕)→害怕的，吓呆 的 |
| 字源 | aghast (adj.) c.1300, agast, "terrified," past participle of Middle English agasten "to frighten" (c.1200), from a- intensive prefix + Old English gæstan "to terrify," from gæst "spirit, ghost" (see ghost). The -gh- spelling appeared early 15c. in Scottish and is possibly a Flemish influence, or after ghost, etc. It became general after 1700. |
| 不择手段背单词 | adj. 惊骇的, 吓呆的(被惊讶、恐怖或惊异侵袭的) = terrified 【例】I stood aghast at this unforeseen disaster 我被这意外的灾祸吓呆了. 【源】源自ghost n 鬼, 幽灵 |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】a + ghost 鬼→见鬼了→惊骇 【相关】gast 使惊讶 |
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