
horrify(动词):使恐惧,使惊骇;使极度震惊或反感。
/hr..fa/(英式) /hr..fa/(美式)
The scene in the abandoned house horrified everyone who entered.
废弃房屋里的景象吓坏了每一个走进去的人。
The public was horrified to learn that the company had been dumping toxic waste into the river for years without any consequences.
公众震惊地得知,这家公司多年来一直向河中倾倒有毒废料,却未受到任何惩罚。
horrify 源自拉丁语 horrificare,由 horror(恐惧、战栗)和 -ficare(使……)组成,字面意思是"使人恐惧"。该词于17世纪末进入英语,最初侧重于"令人毛骨悚然"的含义,后来也引申为"使人极度震惊或反感"。