horrendous的词源

英文词源

horrendous (adj.)

1650s, from Latin horrendus "dreadful, fearful, terrible," literally "to be shuddered at," gerunpe of horrere "to bristle with fear, shudder" (see horror). Earlier form in English was horrend (mid-15c.).

中文词源

horrendous：恐怖的，骇人的

来自拉丁语horrere,恐惧，颤抖，词源同horror.引申词义恐怖的，骇人的。

该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：horrendous 词源，horrendous 含义。

horrendous：可怕的，恐怖的；极讨厌的 

词根词缀： -horr-怕 + -end名词词尾 + -ous形容词词尾