terror

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n. 恐怖, 可怕的人 [医] 惊吓, 惊悸

发音

US /ˈtɛɹ.ɚ/
/tɛɚ/
UK /ˈtɛ.ɹə/
AU /ˈte.ɹə/
NZ /ˈte.ɹə/
SCOT /ˈtɛ.ɹəɹ/
/ˈtʌ.ɹɚ/

词形变化

terrors 复数 terrors more terror 比较级 most terror 最高级

别名

terrour

教材释义与例句

名词

恐怖；恐怖行动；恐怖时期；可怕的人

a feeling of extreme fear

There was a look of sheer terror (= complete terror ) on his face.

他脸上的表情异常惊恐。

释义与例句

n. B2 Oxf 5000
  1. 1.

    Intense dread, fright, or fear.

    恐怖

    可数 不可数
  2. 2.

    The action or quality of causing dread; terribleness, especially such qualities in narrative fiction.

    不可数 可数
  3. 3.

    Something or someone that causes such fear.

    诡异的事物

    恐怖

    可数 不可数
  4. 4.

    Terrorism.

    不可数 可数

    a terror attack

    the War on Terror

  5. 5.

    A night terror.

    可数 医学 不可数
adj.
  1. 1.

    A strict teacher who fails most of the students.

    俚语

    I have a terror math teacher.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 6

threat panic brat scourge affright holy terror

上位词 10

fear monkey actor worker rascal fright scamp coercion doer imp

下位词 2

terrorism swivet

相关短语

terror bird terror birds terror cell terror cells terror bomb terror bombed terror bombs terror bombing terror bombings reign of terror n. 恐怖统治 War on Terror night terror 夜惊

词源

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tres- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *troséyeti Proto-Italic *trozeō Latin terreō Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Italic *-ōs Latin -or Latin terrorbor. Old French terreur Middle French terreurbor. Middle English terrour English terror From late Middle English terrour, from Old French terreur f (“terror, fear, dread”), from Latin terror m (“fright, fear, terror”), from terrēre (“to frighten, terrify”), from Old Latin tr̥reō, from Proto-Italic *trozeō, from Proto-Indo-European *tre- (“to shake”), *tres- (“to tremble”).

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