scary

/ˈskeəri/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈskeri/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈsker-ē/ (ame, mw)

scary — 形容詞

  • scarypositive
  • scariercomparative
  • scariestsuperlative

1. Something that is scary makes you feel afraid or worried that something bad migh

1.形容詞A2
釋義

可怕

令人感到恐懼或不安的

Something that is scary makes you feel afraid or worried that something bad might happen.

例句

The old house at the end of the street looked dark and scary at night.

街道盡頭那間老房子在夜裡看起來又黑又可怕。

predicative: be + scary

Rohan told his little sister a scary story about a monster under the bed.

Rohan 跟他妹妹講了一個關於床底下怪物的可怕故事。

attributive: scary + noun

同義詞
  • frightening

    The closest direct synonym; similar in strength and formality.

  • terrifying

    Stronger than scary; suggests extreme or overwhelming fear.

  • creepy

    Describes an unsettling, mysterious kind of fear, often connected to strange places or people.

  • spooky

    Informal; used especially for fears connected to ghosts, the dark, or the supernatural.

反義詞
  • reassuring

    Makes you feel calm and safe rather than afraid.

  • calming

    Reduces worry and creates a peaceful feeling, opposite of causing fear.

文法句型

scary + noun

be + scary

用法筆記

Scary describes the thing that causes fear, not the person feeling it. Use scared for the person: 'I felt scared' (not 'I felt scary').

常見錯誤

❌I am scary of spiders.
✅I am scared of spiders.
💡Scary describes the thing that causes fear; scared describes how a person feels.