awful的词源

英文词源

awful (adj.)

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.

中文词源

awful：极讨厌的

来自PIE *agh, 害怕。

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