hor·ren·dous

adjective

/həˈrendəs/

terrible or extremely unpleasant 令人震惊的；骇人的synonym horrific, horrifying
- She had sustained horrendous injuries.她受了重伤。
- The police officer said the attack was the most horrendous he had ever seen.警官表示，这是他所见过的最可怕的袭击事件。
- The conditions in the camp were absolutely horrendous.营地里的条件绝对是可怕的。
(informal) extremely unpleasant and unacceptable讨厌得难以容忍的 synonym terrible
- horrendous traffic糟透了的交通
- They have horrendous financial problems.他们有可怕的财务问题。
Some speakers do not pronounce the ‘h’ at the beginning of horrendous and use ‘an’ instead of ‘a’ before it. This now sounds old-fashioned.
Synonyms terrible
terribleawful ▪ horrible ▪ dreadful ▪ vile ▪ horrendousThese words all describe something that is very unpleasant.
terrible very bad or unpleasant; making you feel unhappy, frightened, upset, ill, guilty or disapproving:
What terrible news!多么骇人听闻的消息！
That’s a terrible thing to say!说这话太难听了！
awful (rather informal) very bad or unpleasant; used to describe something that you do not like or that makes you feel depressed, ill, guilty or disapproving:
That’s an awful colour.那颜色难看得很。
The weather last summer was awful.刚过去的夏季天气真坏。
horrible (rather informal) very unpleasant; used to describe something that you do not like:
The coffee tasted horrible.这咖啡难喝极了。
dreadful (especially British English, rather informal) very bad or unpleasant; used to describe something that you do not like or that you disapprove of:
What dreadful weather!多么讨厌的天气！
vile (informal) extremely bad or unpleasant:
There was a vile smell coming from the room.房间里传来令人恶心的气味。
He was in a vile mood.他的心情坏极了。
horrendous (rather informal) extremely unpleasant and unacceptable:
The traffic around the city was horrendous.城里的交通糟透了。
Patterns
- terrible/awful/horrible/dreadful for somebody
- a(n) terrible/awful/horrible/dreadful/vile thing
- a(n) terrible/awful/horrible/vile smell
- terrible/awful/horrible/dreadful/vile/horrendous conditions
- terrible/awful/horrible/dreadful/vile weather
- terrible/awful/dreadful news
Extra Examples
- a pretty horrendous experience一次非常可怕的经历
- The traffic around the city was horrendous.城里的交通糟透了。
- The whole experience was just horrendous.整个经历真是太可怕了。

Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin horrendus (gerund of horrere ‘(of hair) stand on end’) + -ous.

单词	horrendous
释义	hor·ren·dous adjective /həˈrendəs/ /həˈrendəs/ terrible or extremely unpleasant 令人震惊的；骇人的synonym horrific, horrifying She had sustained horrendous injuries.她受了重伤。 The police officer said the attack was the most horrendous he had ever seen.警官表示，这是他所见过的最可怕的袭击事件。 The conditions in the camp were absolutely horrendous.营地里的条件绝对是可怕的。 (informal) extremely unpleasant and unacceptable讨厌得难以容忍的 synonym terrible horrendous traffic糟透了的交通 They have horrendous financial problems.他们有可怕的财务问题。 Some speakers do not pronounce the ‘h’ at the beginning of horrendous and use ‘an’ instead of ‘a’ before it. This now sounds old-fashioned. Synonyms terribleterribleawful ▪ horrible ▪ dreadful ▪ vile ▪ horrendousThese words all describe something that is very unpleasant.terrible very bad or unpleasant; making you feel unhappy, frightened, upset, ill, guilty or disapproving: What terrible news!多么骇人听闻的消息！ That’s a terrible thing to say!说这话太难听了！ awful (rather informal) very bad or unpleasant; used to describe something that you do not like or that makes you feel depressed, ill, guilty or disapproving: That’s an awful colour.那颜色难看得很。 The weather last summer was awful.刚过去的夏季天气真坏。 horrible (rather informal) very unpleasant; used to describe something that you do not like: The coffee tasted horrible.这咖啡难喝极了。 dreadful (especially British English, rather informal) very bad or unpleasant; used to describe something that you do not like or that you disapprove of: What dreadful weather!多么讨厌的天气！ vile (informal) extremely bad or unpleasant: There was a vile smell coming from the room.房间里传来令人恶心的气味。 He was in a vile mood.他的心情坏极了。 horrendous (rather informal) extremely unpleasant and unacceptable: The traffic around the city was horrendous.城里的交通糟透了。 Patterns terrible/awful/horrible/dreadful for somebody a(n) terrible/awful/horrible/dreadful/vile thing a(n) terrible/awful/horrible/vile smell terrible/awful/horrible/dreadful/vile/horrendous conditions terrible/awful/horrible/dreadful/vile weather terrible/awful/dreadful news Extra Examples a pretty horrendous experience一次非常可怕的经历 The traffic around the city was horrendous.城里的交通糟透了。 The whole experience was just horrendous.整个经历真是太可怕了。 Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin horrendus (gerund of horrere ‘(of hair) stand on end’) + -ous.
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