(1) awfully, terribly, frightfully和dreadfully在口语中常表示“very”之意,特别是在上流社会中。
- Awfully sorry to trouble you — could you help me for a moment?
很抱歉来麻烦你——你能帮我一会儿吗? - The film we saw last night was terribly good.
我们昨晚看的电影特别棒。 - It's getting dreadfully late.
天太晚了。 - She's a frightfully nice girl.
她是一位特别好的女孩。
(2) terrific和terrible是形容词,前者除表示“极大的,厉害的”外,在口语中还可表示“很好”;后者意为“很坏,糟糕,厉害,可怕,严重”等,不要混淆。
- There's a terrific new restaurant in South Street — shall we go there for lunch?
南街有一家新开的特别好的餐馆——我们到那儿去吃午饭好吗? - The breakfast I ate today was terrific .
我今天吃的早饭特别好。
