fright
意味
- (突然の激しい)恐怖,驚き
- 《話》ぞっとするほど醜い(異様な)人(物)
例文
He had a look that mingled fright with surprise.
彼は恐怖と驚きの混ざった表情をしていた。
Such was her fright that she closed her eyes.
あまりの怖さに彼女は目を閉じた。
Helen jumped in fright at the strange sound.
ヘレンは妙な音を聞いてぎょっとした。
語源
英語の原文（Wiktionary）
From Middle English fright, furht, from Old English fryhtu, fyrhto (“fright, fear, dread, trembling, horrible sight”), from Proto-Germanic *furhtį̄ (“fear”), from Proto-Indo-European *pr̥k- (“to fear”). Cognate with Scots fricht (“fright”), Old Frisian fruchte (“fright”), Low German frucht (“fright”), Middle Dutch vrucht, German Furcht (“fear, fright”), Danish frygt (“fear”), Swedish fruktan (“fear, fright, dread”), Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌷𐍄𐌴𐌹 (faurhtei, “fear, horror, fright”). Compare possibly Albanian frikë (“fear, fright, dread, danger”).
関連する単語
frightening frighten frightful
辞書順で近い単語
friendliness friendly friendship frighten frightening frightful