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2007.11.01(Review of 2000.10.31 edition)
It's hard to imagine any conversation about Halloween in which this word isn't used a few times!
FRIGHTEN 怖がらせる
- To frighten (verb) someone is to make them feel fear.
If you are frightened (adjective), you feel fear.
If something or someone is frightening (adjective), they MAKE you feel fear. - frighten とは、人に恐怖を感じさせる、つまり、怖がらせる、という意味の動詞です。
frightened は、形容詞で、恐怖を感じている、つまり、怖がって、という意味になります。
frightening も形容詞ですが、これは、人やものが、誰かに恐怖を感じさせる、つまり、恐ろしい、という意味です。
- a: Ahh!! ... Oh, John, don't frighten me like that!
b: Sorry. I just wanted to show you my Halloween costume. I'm a vampire. - Farmers put scarecrows and balloons in their fields to frighten away birds.
- My wife is frightened of cockroaches.
- I was too frightened to go on the ride, so I just watched.
- The storm last night was frightening, wasn't it?
- A child's first visit to the dentist's office can sometimes be a frightening experience.
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