ghastly

• adj. 可怕的；惨白的；惊人的；极坏的
• adv. 恐怖地；惨白地

中文词源

来自ghose, 鬼。

英文词源

ghastly

ghastly: [14] Despite its similarity in form and sense, ghastly is not related to ghost. It was formed from the Middle English verb gasten ‘terrify’, which may have been a descendant of the Old English verb gǣstan ‘torment’ (source of aghast). The spelling with gh-, based on ghost, was first used by the 16th-century poet Edmund Spenser, and in due course caught on generally.
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ghastly (adj.)

c. 1300, gastlich, "inspiring fear or terror, hideous, shocking," with -lich (see -ly (2)) + gast (adj.) "afraid, frightened," past participle of gasten "to frighten," from Old English gæstan "to torment, frighten" (see ghost (n.)). Spelling with gh- developed 16c. from confusion with ghost. Middle English also had gastful in the same sense, but this is now obsolete. Sidney and Shakespeare also used ghastly as an adverb. Related: Ghastliness.

双语例句

1. He was surrounded by people who fed him ghastly lies.

他周围的人都在给他灌输可怕的谎言。

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2. We had a ghastly holiday; it rained all the time.

我们的假日过得十分不愉快, 整天下雨.

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3. When he heard the news, his face took on a ghastly expression.

他听到这个消息, 脸色变得很难看.

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4. It's a ghastly murder I ever heard.

那我听过的是可怕的谋杀.

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5. The consequences would be too ghastly to contemplate.

后果不堪设想.

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