god-awful

英 ['ɡɔd,ɔ:ful]美

adj. 可憎的；非常恐怖的

英文词源

god-awful (adj.)

also godawful, according to OED from 1878 as "impressive," 1897 as "impressively terrible," but it seems not to have been much in print before c. 1924, from God + awful. The God might be an intensifier or the whole might be from the frequent God's awful (vengeance, judgment, etc.), a common phrase in religious literature.

双语例句

1. Thank God they're not on my manor any more.

谢天谢地，他们再也不在我的辖区里了。

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2. They brought up their children to be God-fearing Christians.

他们将孩子培养成了虔诚的基督教徒。

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3. The President described the disaster as an act of God.

总统将这场灾难说成是天灾。

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4. I hope to God they are paying you well.

我真希望他们给你一份好的酬劳。

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5. You have no right to play God in my life!

你无权对我的人生指手画脚！

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