fright

• n. 惊吓；惊骇
• vt. 使惊恐

来自PIE*perg, 恐惧，害怕。与fear没有辞源上的联系。

1. an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)

fright

fright: [OE] Prehistoric Germanic *furkhtaz, an adjective of unknown origin (not related to English fear), meant ‘afraid’. From it was derived a noun *furkhtīn, which was the basis of one of the main words for ‘fear’ among the ancient Germanic languages (not superseded as the chief English term by fear until the 13th century). Its modern descendants include German furcht and English fright (in which the original sequence ‘vowel plus r’ was reversed by the process known as metathesis – something which also happened to Middle Low German vruchte, from which Swedish fruktan and Danish frygt ‘fear’ were borrowed).

fright (n.)

Middle English freiht, fright, from Old English (Northumbrian) fryhto, metathesis of Old English fyrhtu "fear, dread, trembling, horrible sight," from Proto-Germanic *furkhtaz "afraid" (cognates: Old Saxon forhta, Old Frisian fruchte, Old High German forhta, German Furcht, Gothic faurhtei "fear"). Not etymologically related to the word fear, which superseded it 13c. as the principal word except in cases of sudden terror. For spelling evolution, see fight (v.).

fright (v.)

"to frighten," Middle English, from Old English fyrhtan "to terrify, fill with fear," from the source of fright (n.). Old English also had forhtian "be afraid, become full of fear, tremble," but the primary sense of the verb in Middle English was "to make afraid."

alarm, fear, fright, horror, panic, terror, dread

这些名词均含"恐惧，惧怕，惊恐"之意。

alarm：强调突然意识到有危险而产生的恐惧心理。

fear：普通用词，侧重指面临危险或灾祸时内心所引起的恐惧心情。

fright：通常指一阵突然的、令人震惊的短暂恐惧，有时含夸张意味。

horror：侧重指因看到令人讨厌或危险的东西或情景而引起的厌恶情绪、极度恐惧心情或战栗的动作。

panic：常指因突如其来的外界威胁使人群出现惊慌、恐惧或混乱。

terror：指极大的恐惧和惊骇，语气最强。

dread：可与fear换用，着重害怕的心理，但dread常指胆怯和丧失勇气。

I got the fright of my life .

我吓得要命。

牛津词典

The birds took fright and flew off.

鸟受惊飞走了。

牛津词典

You gave me a fright jumping out at me like that.

你这样跳起来扑向我，把我吓了一大跳。

牛津词典

He was shaking with fright .

他吓得发抖。

牛津词典

to cry out in fright

吓得大声叫喊

牛津词典

When costs soared, the studio took fright and recalled the company from Rome.

成本一路狂飙，制片厂受惊之余撤回了罗马的公司。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

The snake picked up its head and stuck out its tongue which gave everyone a fright...

蛇突然昂起头，吐出芯子，每个人都吓了一跳。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

The last time you had a real fright, you nearly crashed the car.

上一次你吓得够呛，差点儿把车撞烂了。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

An untrained horse had taken fright at the sound of gunfire...

一匹未经训练的马听到枪响受了惊。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

The steam pipes rattled suddenly, and Franklin uttered a shriek and jumped with fright...

蒸汽管突然发出咯咯的响声，富兰克林尖叫一声，吓得跳了起来。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

The birds smashed into the top of their cages in fright...

鸟儿惊恐地冲过去，撞到了笼子顶上。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

The hens scattered in fright when the truck honked at them.

拖拉机对母鸡鸣喇叭,它们就吓得四散.

期刊摘选

Her face was ghostly pale with fright.

她吓得面色惨白.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

Apart from a fright, he was uninjured.

除了吓一跳以外, 他没受伤.

辞典例句

In her fright she forgot to lock the door.

她因害怕而忘记了锁门.

期刊摘选

The boy's hair stuck up straight with fright.

男孩吓得毛发直竖.

辞典例句

She had such a fright that she fainted.

她吓得昏了过去.

《现代英汉综合大词典》

A tree fell on the house and gave him a fright.

一棵树倒在房子上,吓了他一大跳.

《简明英汉词典》

John was in a great fright when he heard this.

约翰听说这事大为震惊.

期刊摘选

The men got such a fright that they dropped the bag and run away.

那(两个)人吓得把手提包一丢就跑开了.

《用法词典》

The rabbIt'scampered away in fright.

兔子惊慌地跑了.

辞典例句

Aside from a severe fright, Mr. White was uninjured.

除了严重惊吓之外, 怀特先生并未受伤.

期刊摘选

The thief got such a fright that he dropped the bag.

那个小偷吓得把提包都扔了.

期刊摘选

The children gave a squeal of fright.

孩子们发出惊吓的尖叫声.

《简明英汉词典》

You gave me quite a fright.

把人家吓了一大跳.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

She turned pale with fright.

她吓得面色刷白.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

She quaked with fright.

她吓得发抖.

《简明英汉词典》

The one with the money got such a fright that he dropped the bag.

带钱的那个小偷吓得把包丢了.

《用法词典》