mid-14c., "causing fear," from fear (n.) + -ful. Meaning "full of fear, timid" (now less common) also is from mid-14c. As a mere emphatic, from 1630s. Related: Fearfully; fearfulness.
雙語例句
1. "It sounds the most fearful hard work," Sybil said later.
“這聽起來是極為令人生畏的艱苦工作。”西比爾后來說。
來自柯林斯例句
2. I had often been very fearful, very angry, and very isolated.
我以前經(jīng)常感到非常恐懼，非常憤怒，非常孤獨。
來自柯林斯例句
3. Our artillery opened up and we heard a fearful wailing and screeching.
我們的炮彈一發(fā)，便聽到可怕的哀號聲和尖叫聲。
來自柯林斯例句
4. The scheme's investors, fearful of bankruptcy, decided to abandon the project.