horrent
/ˈhɒrənt/adjective
poetic/literary <诗/文>
1
- (of a person's hair) standing on end(人)毛发直立的。
2
- feeling or expressing horror害怕的, 惊吓的:
a horrent cry.
害怕的叫声。
词源
mid 17th cent.: from Latin horrent-'(of hair) standing on end', from the verb horrere.