horribleness

horribleness — 名詞

1. the fact of being very unpleasant, shocking, or unkind — used when you want to n

1.名詞C1
釋義

可怕；糟糕

事物本身令人厭惡、駭人的特質

the fact of being very unpleasant, shocking, or unkind — used when you want to name this awful quality as a thing in itself rather than just describe something as horrible.

例句

Tara could not stop thinking about the horribleness of the car crash on Friday.

Tara 一直無法停止回想週五那場車禍有多可怕。

the horribleness of + concrete event (most typical pattern)

Reporters tried to describe the horribleness of the flood, but words felt too small.

記者試著描述這場水災有多糟糕，但任何字眼都顯得太輕。

同義詞
  • horror

    much more common; preferred for serious events like war or disasters

  • awfulness

    everyday equivalent; slightly more neutral and less old-fashioned

  • dreadfulness

    literary or slightly formal; emphasises fear or gloom

  • ghastliness

    literary; suggests pale, sickening shock, often visual

反義詞
  • loveliness

    directly opposite quality: being very pleasant or attractive

  • wonderfulness

    informal opposite; the quality of being very good

文法句型

the horribleness of + noun phrase

用法筆記

Almost always appears as 'the horribleness of [something]'. The noun 'horror' is much more common for very serious cases (war, disasters); 'horribleness' often carries a slight personal or informal flavour, sometimes even semi-humorous for small bad things like a meal or a meeting.

常見錯誤

❌I felt horribleness when I heard the news.
✅I felt horrified when I heard the news.
💡'horribleness' names a quality of a thing, not the feeling inside a person; use the adjective 'horrified' or the noun 'horror' for the emotion.
❌a horribleness film
✅a horrible film
💡'horribleness' is a noun, so it cannot sit in front of another noun the way the adjective 'horrible' can.