c. 1300, agheful "worthy of respect or fear," from aghe, an earlier form of awe (n.), + -ful. The Old English word was egefull. Weakened sense "very bad" is from 1809; weakened sense of "exceedingly" is by 1818.
雙語例句
1. I don't know how often I heard the same awful jokes.
這種千篇一律的爛笑話我不知道聽過多少回了。
來自柯林斯例句
2. I've got an awful lot of work to do.
我有一大堆事情要做。
來自柯林斯例句
3. The helicopter turned at an awful angle before righting itself.
直升機(jī)在恢復(fù)平穩(wěn)之前傾斜得很厲害。
來自柯林斯例句
4. Between you and me, though, it's been awful for business.