Horrifically

释义 Definition

horrifically（副词）：以极其可怕、骇人或令人震惊的方式；严重得令人难以接受。常用来强调某事“糟到吓人/惨不忍睹”。（也可用于夸张口语表达“非常、极其”。）

发音 Pronunciation (IPA)

/həˈrɪfɪkli/

例句 Examples

The accident was horrifically bad.
这场事故惨不忍睹。

The report described how the prisoners were horrifically mistreated over many years, shocking the entire public.
报告描述了囚犯多年遭受骇人虐待的情况，震惊了全社会。

词源 Etymology

来自 horrific（可怕的、骇人的）+ 副词后缀 -ly。horrific 源于拉丁语 horrēre（“竖起、战栗、毛骨悚然”），引申为“令人恐惧的”。

相关词 Related Words

• Appallingly
• Atrociously
• Dreadfully
• Gruesomely
• Shockingly
• Terribly
• Horribly
• Horrific

文学作品 Literary Works

• Heart of Darkness — Joseph Conrad
• Dracula — Bram Stoker
• Frankenstein — Mary Shelley
• The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde — Robert Louis Stevenson