afraid
翻譯
害怕的, 擔心的, 恐怕
例句
I'm afraid of the dark.
我怕黑。
She was afraid to tell him.
她不敢告訴他。
I'm afraid I can't come.
恐怕我來不了了。
文法模式
afraid ((of sth./sb.)) 害怕（某事/某人）. I'm afraid of spiders.
afraid ((to do sth.)) 害怕（做某事）. She was afraid to speak.
afraid ((that ...)) 恐怕（...）. I'm afraid that he is not here.
近義詞
同義詞: scared, frightened; 反義詞: brave, confident
詞源
源自古英語 'āfǣred'，是 'āfǣran'（驚嚇）的過去分詞。
記憶技巧
想像你正處於 'a raid'（一次突襲）中——你會感到 'afraid'（害怕）。