frighteningly
frighteningly — 副詞
1. in a manner that causes fear or alarm — used either to intensify a negative adje
嚇人地
以嚇人的方式；用於加強負面形容詞
in a manner that causes fear or alarm — used either to intensify a negative adjective (e.g., frighteningly expensive, frighteningly fast) or to describe how someone acts or looks when they are scared or scaring others.
Rents in Singapore are frighteningly expensive for most young families.
新加坡的房租對大多數年輕家庭來說貴得嚇人。
frighteningly + adjective (degree)
Niran stared frighteningly at the broken vase, his face completely white.
Niran 直直地盯著摔碎的花瓶，臉色慘白，模樣嚇人。
frighteningly + verb (manner)
The storm made a frighteningly loud noise that woke the whole village.
暴風雨發出了巨大得嚇人的聲響，把全村都吵醒了。
When the car lost control, Asher shouted frighteningly, warning everyone to run.
車子失控時，Asher嚇人地大喊，叫大家快跑。
Christopher's hospital bill was frighteningly large for a simple check-up.
Christopher 的住院費高得嚇人，只是做了一次簡單檢查。
- alarmingly
slightly more formal; often used in news or official reports (alarmingly high levels of pollution)
- terrifyingly
stronger emotion; suggests greater intensity of fear (terrifyingly dark, terrifyingly steep)
- frightfully
dated or British informal; can be used as a mild intensifier without literal fear (frightfully sorry, frightfully nice)
- reassuringly
opposite effect — calms rather than scares (reassuringly calm, reassuringly steady)
- comfortingly
opposite effect — soothes rather than alarms (comfortingly warm, comfortingly familiar)
文法句型
frighteningly + adjective
frighteningly + verb
用法筆記
Commonly used before adjectives to add strong negative emphasis (frighteningly fast, frighteningly real, frighteningly close). When modifying a verb, it usually describes facial expressions, sounds, or actions that scare others.