| 词汇 | afraid |
| 词根词缀 | 词源： early 14c., originally pp. of afray "frighten," from Anglo-Fr. afrayer, from O.Fr. esfreer (see affray (n.)). A rare case of an English adjective that never stands before a noun. Because it was used in A.V. Bible, it acquired independent standing and thrived while affray faded, chasing out the once more common afeard (q.v.). Sense in I'm afraid "I regret to say, I suspect" (without implication of fear) is first recorded 1590s."Her blue affrayed eyes wide open shone" [Keats, "The Eve of St. Agnes," 1820] 词根记忆： adj. 害怕的,恐惧的;犯愁的,不乐意的Without my aid I'm afraid the maiden would have been raided.没有我的帮助我怕少女已遭到袭击. |
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