horrendous
horrendous — 形容詞
- horrendouspositive
- more horrendouscomparative
- most horrendoussuperlative
1. Something that is horrendous is extremely unpleasant, shocking people by how bad
極糟；駭人
非常糟糕或令人震驚恐懼的
Something that is horrendous is extremely unpleasant, shocking people by how bad, serious, or upsetting it is — for example, a traffic jam so bad that drivers are stuck for hours, or a crime so cruel that an entire community is shaken.
The weather was horrendous, with heavy rain and strong winds all day.
天氣糟透了，整天又是大雨又是強風。
Passengers called the bus journey horrendous because the roads were so icy.
乘客們都說那趟公車旅程糟透了，因為路面結冰非常嚴重。
call/find + something + horrendous
The smell from the old drains was so horrendous that neighbours had to leave.
舊排水溝的臭味太可怕了，鄰居們只好紛紛離開。
My little brother made a horrendous mess in the kitchen while baking a cake.
我弟弟在廚房烤蛋糕時，搞得一團糟。
The family faced horrendous traffic on the way to the airport and missed their flight.
那家人去機場的路上遇上大塞車，結果沒趕上飛機。
- dreadful
slightly more formal; suggests something that inspires fear or deep unease, not just extreme badness
- appalling
emphasises the shocking or scandalous nature of something; often used for events or conditions that offend moral standards
- atrocious
can mean both extremely cruel (of acts) and very bad (of quality, weather, behaviour)
- horrible
the most common word of this group; used in everyday speech for anything that causes disgust, fear, or strong dislike
- wonderful
opposite in emotional intensity; suggests something that brings great pleasure
- delightful
describes something that is pleasantly enjoyable, the opposite of a shocking negative experience
文法句型
so + horrendous + that-clause
call/find + something + horrendous
用法筆記
Common in both attributive position (a horrendous mess, horrendous traffic) and predicative position (the weather was horrendous). Use the so…that structure to emphasize the extreme degree or consequence of a situation.