“afraid“和“scared”都是形容词,用于描述对某种事物或情况感到害怕或恐惧。它们在意义上有一些细微的区别,可以根据语境和个人偏好使用。下面我们一起来具体的学习这两个单词的区别和用法!
scared和afraid区别
一、具体含义不同:
1、scared强调由外部原因引起的害怕或恐惧。scared在语意上表达的恐惧程度最轻。
2、afraid强调的是自身感觉。afraid在用法上偏向于被一个造成长期恐惧的事物所影响。
二、用法不同:
1、scared通常与系动词连用,构成系表结构。例句:
I was scared that I might be sick.
我担心我可能病了。
2、afraid则通常搭配为短语be afraid of。例句:
Aren't you afraid of being seen as a righteous crusader?
你不怕被人看作是一个装腔作势的改革者?
scared的用法
“Scared”是形容词,表示害怕、恐惧的情绪。以下是一些常见的用法:
1、形容词用法:
I am scared of spiders.(我害怕蜘蛛。)
She is scared to go on stage.(她害怕上台。)
2、形容词+of短语:
He is scared of heights.(他害怕高处。)
They are scared of the dark.(他们害怕黑暗。)
3、be/get scared:
I was scared when I heard the news.(听到那个消息时,我吓坏了。)
The child got scared by the loud thunder.(那个孩子被巨大的雷声吓到了。)
4、scared to do something:
She was too scared to jump off the diving board.(她害怕得不敢从跳水板上跳下去。)
He was scared to speak in public.(他害怕在公众面前讲话。)
请注意,“scared”是一个主观的情绪表达,可以根据具体情境和个人感受进行使用。
afraid的用法
1、be afraid of sth (sb) 害怕某事(某人)。例句:
Are you afraid of dogs?
你害狗吗?
比较:
He is afraid of her.
他怕她。
2、be afraid of doing sth
(1) 担心会发生某事或某情况(但实际上未必会发生)。例句:
She was afraid of waking her husband. 她怕吵醒她丈夫。
注:be afraid of doing sth 表示担心会发生某事或某情况时,其后也可用 be afraid that 替换。例句:
He was afraid of losing face. =He was afraid (that) he’d lose face. 他怕失面子。
(2) 害怕做某事或不敢做某事(指缺乏勇气或害怕其后果而不敢)。例句:
I’m afraid of telling her.
我不敢告诉她。
3、be afraid to do sth 害怕做某事或不敢做某事。例句:
He was afraid to fly in a plane.
他不敢坐飞机。
注:以上两类句型的异同之处:表示担心会发生某事或某情况,只能用 be afraid of doing sth,而表示害怕做某事或不敢做某事等,则两者都可用。例句:
Don’t be afraid to ask [of asking] question.
不要害怕问问题。