fearsome

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a. 吓人的, 可怕的, 害怕的

发音

其它 /ˈfɪɹsəm/

词形变化

more fearsome 比较级 most fearsome 最高级

释义与例句

adj. B2
  1. 1.

    frightening, especially in appearance.

    可怕的

    fearsome reputation

    fearsome weapon

    truly fearsome

    The warriors faced a fearsome enemy.

    She gave him a fearsome glare.

  2. 2.

    fearful, frightened

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形容词

同义词 10

terrible awful dreadful frightening dread dire horrific fearful dreaded horrendous

近义相关 1

alarming

词源

From fear + -some. Compare German furchtsam (“fearful”, obsolete also “fearsome”); this is more closely equivalent to English frightsome, however.

来源：wiktionary