awfulness

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The state or quality of being awful. uncountable,usually
    — Out came old Teenie, buzzing mad as a whole nest of wasps. Muttered awfulnesses came from her great padded bonnet.
  2. The quality of striking with awe, or with reverence uncountable,usually
    — […] the knocking at the gate, which succeeds to the murder of Duncan, produced to my feelings an effect for which I could never account: the effect was—that it reflected back upon the murder a peculiar awfulness and a depth of solemnity […]
  3. The state of being struck with awe; a spirit of solemnity; profound reverence. uncountable,usually

词形变化

awfulnesses plural

词源

From Middle English aghfulnesse, equivalent to awful + -ness.
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