frightened和frightening的区别

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区别是用法不同。frightening是用在客观属性上的。frightened是只用在人的主观感受上。frighten是及物动词、不及物动词,作不及物动词时意为"害怕,惊恐"。作及物动词时意为"使惊吓;吓唬…"。通常指突如其来的惊吓、恐怖。

frightened和frightening的区别

frightened和frightening的区别是什么

frightened和frightening的主要区别:

frightened:感到害怕,引起突然惊恐的。frightening:令人感到害怕。

两个单词的主语不同,物作主语时,用frightening。人作主语时,用frightened。

两个单词的范围不同,frightened指害怕、担心不幸的事可能发生。frightening指事情是令人恐惧的。

frightened和frightening的例句

1、The number of youngsters involved in crime is frightening.年轻人犯罪的人数多得骇人。

2、Miriam was too frightened to tell her family what had happened.米丽娅姆太害怕了,不敢告诉家人发生了什么事。

3、She spoke quietly to still the frightened child.

她轻声安慰受到惊吓的孩子。

4、I'm frightened of walking home alone in the dark.

我害怕在黑夜单独走路回家。

5、She was frightened that the glass would break.

她担心玻璃会破碎。

6、I had a frightening encounter with a poisonous snake.

我曾意外地遇到过一条毒蛇,吓得我要命。