afeared


adj. 受惊的,恐惧的

v. 恐惧(afear的过去分词)

英文词源

afeared (adj.)
Old English afæred, past participle of now-obsolete afear (Old English afæran) "to terrify," from a- (1) + færan (see fear (v.)). Used frequently by Shakespeare, but supplanted in literary English after 1700 by afraid (q.v.). It still survives in popular and colloquial speech.

热门英语单词

考试词汇

使用频率

星级词汇

分类标签