frightened
frightened — 形容詞
- frightenedpositive
- more frightenedcomparative
- most frightenedsuperlative
1. experiencing the unpleasant emotion caused when you believe someone or something
害怕的
感到恐懼或擔憂
experiencing the unpleasant emotion caused when you believe someone or something may hurt you, or when you are worried that something bad may happen
Kwame has always been frightened of flying, so he takes the train whenever he can.
Kwame 一直都害怕搭飛機，所以他只要可以就搭火車。
be frightened of + gerund (fearing an activity)
The little girl was too frightened to go down into the dark basement alone.
那個小女孩太害怕了，不敢獨自走下黑暗的地下室。
too frightened to + infinitive (unable to act)
Olivia was frightened that her parents would be angry about the broken vase.
Olivia 很害怕父母會因為花瓶打破而生氣。
be frightened that + clause (worried about a possible outcome)
The cat looked frightened by the loud noise of the fireworks outside.
那隻貓看起來被外面煙火的巨大聲響嚇到了。
be frightened by + noun phrase (trigger of the fear)
Ritu felt frightened for her younger brother when he did not come home on time.
Ritu 的弟弟沒有按時回家時，她很擔心他的安全。
be frightened for + person (worried about someone)
Felix was so frightened of the stray dog that he crossed the street.
Felix 非常害怕那隻流浪狗，所以走到馬路對面去了。
so frightened of X that + clause (intensity + result)
- frightened of
- frightened by
- frightened for
- too frightened to
- so frightened that
- look frightened
- sound frightened
- feel frightened
- get frightened
- a little frightened
- very frightened
- extremely frightened
- afraid
more general and slightly more common; can be used more flexibly in sentence position ('the afraid child' is not natural, but 'afraid' works in most other positions like 'frightened')
- scared
more informal and conversational; preferred in everyday speech over 'frightened'
- terrified
much stronger — means extremely frightened; suggests a state of near-panic
- alarmed
suggests a sudden, sharp feeling of fear, often because of an unexpected danger or bad news
文法句型
be frightened of + noun/gerund
be frightened to + infinitive
be frightened that + clause
be frightened by + noun
be frightened for + someone
用法筆記
Unlike afraid, frightened is not used directly before a noun (*a frightened child is acceptable but the pattern is less common than a child who is frightened). The most common pattern is be frightened of + noun/gerund. Frightened that is used when the cause is a possible event, and frightened for when you worry about someone's safety.
常見錯誤
❌ 'She is afraid to walk home alone, but I am not frightened of anything.' — 'afraid' and 'frightened' are both correct here; the error is using 'frightened of anything' to mean 'frightened by anything' — 'frightened of' is about a specific object of fear, while 'frightened by' is about the trigger.
To become afraid or worried very easily, even about things that are not dangerous.
杯弓蛇影
After the horror movie, Mia was scared of her own shadow.
Tom is so nervous that he's frightened of his own shadow.
To be extremely frightened, so much that you cannot think clearly.
嚇得魂不附體
The sudden loud noise scared the children out of their wits.
Lena was frightened out of her wits when the car skidded.
同根字
- fright名詞B1
- frighten動詞B1
- frightening形容詞B1
- frighteningly副詞C1