ghoulish

IPA/ˈɡuːlɪʃ/
KK[ɡˈulɪʃ]IPA/ˈɡuːlɪʃ/

ghoulish — 形容詞

  • ghoulishpositive
  • more ghoulishcomparative
  • most ghoulishsuperlative

1. looking so pale, thin, or strange that you seem like a dead body or an evil spir

1.形容詞B2
釋義

恐怖；鬼似的

外貌像鬼一樣可怕

looking so pale, thin, or strange that you seem like a dead body or an evil spirit, making other people feel afraid.

例句

The old mask had a ghoulish face with hollow eyes and a white painted grin.

那張舊面具上有張恐怖的臉，眼睛凹陷、咧嘴露出白色的笑容。

collocation: ghoulish face / ghoulish appearance

Nora's skin turned a ghoulish grey after she spent three days sick in bed.

Nora 在床上病了三天後，皮膚變得像鬼一樣慘白。

常見搭配
  • ghoulish appearance
  • ghoulish face
  • ghoulish look
  • ghoulish figure
同義詞
  • gruesome

    focuses on causing shock and horror, not on pale/ghostly appearance

  • macabre

    more literary and concerned with the unpleasantness of death itself

  • hideous

    describes extreme ugliness but without the death-like quality

  • ghastly

    closest synonym; also describes a pale, shocked, deathly appearance

反義詞

用法筆記

This sense focuses on physical appearance or atmosphere. Distinguish from sense 2, which describes an unhealthy interest in unpleasant things rather than a frightening look.

常見錯誤

The movie was ghoulish and made me jump.
The movie was terrifying and made me jump.
'ghoulish' describes a deathly, pale appearance, not a generally scary experience.
She wore a ghoulish dress to the party.
She wore a scary ghost costume to the party.
'ghoulish' is not a synonym for any scary costume; it specifically suggests a corpse-like or ghoul-like appearance.

2. showing an unnatural or unhealthy interest in death, violence, or other things t

2.形容詞C1
釋義

病態的

對死亡或不幸事件異常感興趣

showing an unnatural or unhealthy interest in death, violence, or other things that most people find shocking and upsetting.

例句

A ghoulish crowd gathered around the crash site, hoping to see blood on the road.

一群心態病態的人圍在車禍現場，希望能看到路上的血跡。

collocation: ghoulish crowd / ghoulish curiosity

The reporter's ghoulish questions about the victim's family made everyone in the room uncomfortable.

記者對受害者家屬提出的病態問題，讓在場每個人都很不自在。

常見搭配
  • ghoulish curiosity
  • ghoulish interest
  • ghoulish fascination
  • ghoulish delight
  • ghoulish crowd
  • ghoulish jokes
同義詞
  • morbid

    nearly identical; describes an unhealthy interest in death or unpleasant things

  • macabre

    emphasises the gruesome, disturbing quality of something related to death

  • gruesome

    describes the thing itself (e.g. a gruesome scene), not the person's interest

  • sick

    more informal and stronger criticism of someone's interest

反義詞
  • respectful

    showing proper sensitivity toward death and tragedy

  • compassionate

    feeling concern for others' suffering instead of curiosity

用法筆記

Frequently used with nouns like 'curiosity', 'fascination', 'interest', and 'delight' to criticise someone's reaction to tragedy. Distinguish from sense 1, which describes a frightening appearance rather than a morbid attitude.

常見錯誤

He has a ghoulish smile.
He has a creepy smile.
'ghoulish' in this sense refers to an interest in death/disaster, not a scary facial expression. For a scary look, use sense 1.

同根字

  • ghoul
    名詞C1
  • ghoulishly
    副詞C2
  • ghoulishness
    名詞C2

常見搭配

名詞搭配

副詞搭配

  • almost ghoulish
  • slightly ghoulish
  • positively ghoulish

常用片語

  • ghoulish sense of humour
  • ghoulish pleasure in