awe

• vt. 使敬畏；使畏怯
• n. 敬畏
• n. (Awe)人名；(德)阿韦

来自PIE *agh, 害怕。此处词义褒义化。词源同ail, ugly.

1. an overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration;

"he stared over the edge with a feeling of awe"

2. a profound emotion inspired by a deity;

"the fear of God"

awe

awe: [13] Old English had the word ege, meaning ‘awe’, but modern English awe is a Scandinavian borrowing; the related Old Norse agi steadily infiltrated the language from the northeast southwards during the Middle Ages. Agi came, like ege, from a hypothetical Germanic form *agon, which in turn goes back to an Indo-European base *agh- (whence also Greek ákhos ‘pain’). The guttural g sound of the 13th-century English word (technically a voiced velar spirant) was changed to w during the Middle English period. This was a general change, but it is not always reflected in spelling – as in owe and ought, for instance, which were originally the same word.

awe (n.)

c. 1300, aue, "fear, terror, great reverence," earlier aghe, c. 1200, from a Scandinavian source, such as Old Norse agi "fright;" from Proto-Germanic *agiz- (cognates: Old English ege "fear," Old High German agiso "fright, terror," Gothic agis "fear, anguish"), from PIE *agh-es- (cognates: Greek akhos "pain, grief"), from root *agh- "to be depressed, be afraid" (see ail). Current sense of "dread mixed with admiration or veneration" is due to biblical use with reference to the Supreme Being. To stand in awe (early 15c.) originally was simply to stand awe. Awe-inspiring is recorded from 1814.

Al engelond of him stod awe.
["The Lay of Havelok the Dane," c. 1300]

awe (v.)

c. 1300, from awe (n.); Old English had egan (v.). Related: Awed; awing.

awe and respect

敬畏和尊敬

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awe and wonder

敬畏和惊奇

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He speaks of her with awe .

他谈到她时肃然起敬。

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‘It's magnificent, ’ she whispered in awe .

“真是壮观。”她小声地惊叹道。

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While Diana was in awe of her grandfather, she adored her grandmother.

黛安娜敬畏她的祖父，但敬佩她的祖母。

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She seemed awed by the presence of so many famous people.

见到这么多名人出席，似乎令她惊叹不已。

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We watched in awed silence.

我们敬畏地默然观看着。

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She gazed in awe at the great stones...

她惊叹地盯着那些巨石。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

His fellow officers regarded him with awe as some sort of genius...

同事们很敬畏他，视他如天才。

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I am still awed by David's courage...

戴维的勇敢依然让我敬佩。

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The crowd listened in awed silence.

充满敬畏的人群安静地聆听。

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Caroline hardly dared talk in Alex's presence, she was so in awe of him.

卡罗琳在亚历克斯面前几乎不敢说话，她对他很是敬畏。

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The expressions of shock & awe on your friends & families faces will be priceless.

在表示了震惊 和 敬畏的您的朋友 和 家庭面临的将是无价的.

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People are in awe and praise to the heart, called the diamond dust.

人们都以赞美和敬畏之心, 称之为钻石星尘.

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Fabrizzio whispered in awe, " It's the real thunderbolt. "

法布里吉奥以敬畏的心情悄悄他说: “ 这是真正给晴天霹雳击中了. ”

教父部分

The world andin awe of what China has accomplished.

中国所取得的巨大成就令世界瞩目.

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The first time I fired the standard rifle I was in awe.

我第一次射击标准步枪时,感觉有些害怕.

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Therefore love the Word of God exceedingly and forever be in awe!

因此,我们要极爱神的话,也要常怀著一份惊讶!

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An upshot lends authority, evoking feelings of awe or fear.

近景拍摄能够有效的引起敬畏或恐惧的感觉.

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Extracts: awe to essence , moisturizer cell essence, grease dissolver.

主要成分: 中药提取液、水细胞素 、 脂素.

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The sight filled us with awe.

这景色使我们大为惊叹.

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It an idealized image, I realize, but it's one that deserves all my respect and awe.

我知道这是个理想化的形象, 但也 就是 这个形象,值得人们的效法与尊崇.

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Everyone was filled with awe , and many wonders and miraculous signs were done by the apostles.

43众人都惧怕.使徒又行了许多奇事神迹.

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He had a feeling of awe as he was taken before the judge.

当他被带到法官面前时,他有一种畏惧感.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

The approaching tornado struck awe in our hearts.

正在逼近的龙卷风使我们惊恐万分.

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He felt wonder mingled with awe at the Grand Canyon.

面对着大峡谷,他又惊奇又敬畏.

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