时间: 2025-04-26 07:37:58
美: [ə'fred]
英: [ə'freɪd]
adj. 害怕的；恐怕；担心的
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词源分析： "afraid"源于古英语的“afræd”，其中“a-”是一个前缀，表示“在…状态下”，而“ræd”来自Proto-Germanic的“*frithu”，意为“安全、和平”。
历史背景：该词的首次使用可以追溯到14世纪，常出现在描述情感和心理状态的文学作品中。
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正式与非正式语境：
特殊场合：
I’m afraid of heights.
我害怕高处。
She was afraid that she would fail the exam.
她害怕自己会考试不及格。
He is not afraid to speak his mind.
他不怕表达自己的想法。
The children were afraid during the thunderstorm.
孩子们在雷雨中感到害怕。
I'm afraid it might rain tomorrow.
我担心明天可能会下雨。
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[[v-link ADJ]] If you are afraid of someone or afraid to do something, you are frightened because you think that something very unpleasant is going to happen to you. 害怕的
例：She did not seem at all afraid.她一点儿也没显得害怕。
例：I was afraid of the other boys.我害怕其他的男孩子们。
[[v-link ADJ]] If you are afraid for someone else, you are worried that something horrible is going to happen to them. (为某人) 担心的
例：She's afraid for her family in Somalia.她为她在索马里的家人担心。
[[v-link ADJ]] If you are afraid that something unpleasant will happen, you are worried that it may happen and you want to avoid it. (对令人不快的事情会发生) 担心的
例：I was afraid that nobody would believe me.我担心没有人会相信我的话。
[[口语]] If you want to apologize to someone or to disagree with them in a polite way, you can say I'm afraid. 恐怕
例：We don't have anything like that, I'm afraid.我们恐怕没有任何像那样的东西。