请问awesome和awestruck有什么区别

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请问awesome和awestruck有什么区别

Answer 1

词根 awe 表示 “使…敬畏” 或 “使…害怕”


由 some 构成的合成词表示“事物具有…特征”,awesome 含有“具有敬畏或可怕特征”,意思是“令人敬畏的”或“可怕的”,指的是 “事物的特征”.如：


　　The street was awesome quite.街道安静得有些可怕.
　　That new white car is totally awesome.那辆新的白色汽车简直棒极了.
　　The church in Ireland has always exercised an awesome power.爱尔兰的教堂一直掌握着令人敬畏的权力.


struck 本身表示 “受到影响的”,因此 awestruck  含有“人受到敬畏影响的”,意思是 “肃然起敬的”或“惊恐失措的”,指的是 “人的状态”,如：


　　I stood and gazed at her, awestruck that anyone could be so beautiful.我站在那里凝望着她,对有这么美的人感到肃然起敬.如：
　　All the family members were thrown into awestruck silence under the threat of thegunmen.在持枪歹徒的威胁下一家人吓得一声不响.