aghast
C2
a. 惊骇的, 吓呆的
发音
US
/əˈɡæst/
UK
/əˈɡɑːst/
其它
/əˈɡast/
SCOT
/əˈɡast/
词形变化
more aghast
比较级
most aghast
最高级
别名
agast
释义与例句
adj.
C2
-
1.
Terrified; struck with amazement; showing signs of terror or horror.
骇然
I was aghast when the incident unfolded in front of me.
1985, Les Misérables, the song "Red and Black" I am agog! I am aghast! Is Marius in love at last?
词汇关系
词源
From Middle English agast, agasted, past participle of agasten (“to terrify”), from Old English a- (compare with Gothic 𐌿𐍃- (us-), German er-, originally meaning "out") + gæstan (“to terrify, torment”): compare Gothic 𐌿𐍃𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽 (usgaisjan, “to terrify”, literally “to fix, to root to the spot with terror”); akin to Latin haerere (“to stick fast, cling”). By surface analysis, a- + ghast/gast. See gaze.
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