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god-awful是什么意思

god-awful

英 ['ɡɔd,ɔ:ful] 美
  • adj. 可憎的;非常恐怖的

英文词源


god-awful (adj.)
also godawful, according to OED from 1878 as "impressive," 1897 as "impressively terrible," but it seems not to have been much in print before c. 1924, from God + awful. The God might be an intensifier or the whole might be from the frequent God's awful (vengeance, judgment, etc.), a common phrase in religious literature.

双语例句


1. Thank God they're not on my manor any more.
谢天谢地,他们再也不在我的辖区里了。

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2. They brought up their children to be God-fearing Christians.
他们将孩子培养成了虔诚的基督教徒。

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3. The President described the disaster as an act of God.
总统将这场灾难说成是天灾。

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4. I hope to God they are paying you well.
我真希望他们给你一份好的酬劳。

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5. You have no right to play God in my life!
你无权对我的人生指手画脚!

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