可怕

• 拼音: kě pà
• 汉字拆解: 可 (kě) — worthy of; 怕 (pà) — to fear — literally 'worthy of fear'

含义

Scary; frightening; terrible. Describes something that causes fear or is alarmingly bad.

Can describe physically frightening things like storms or accidents, as well as situations that are disturbingly serious. Also used as an exclamation to express shock.

例句

1. 那个电影太可怕了。
2. 昨天的大风很可怕。
3. 这件事想起来真可怕。

用法指南

语境: emotions, reactions, everyday

语气: alarmed

正确说法

• 好可怕！我不敢看。(So scary! I don't dare to look.)
• 这个地方晚上有点儿可怕。(This place is a bit scary at night.)

错误说法

• 不要用可怕来形容难吃的东西 (Don't use 可怕 for bad-tasting food — use 难吃 instead; 可怕 implies fear, not disgust)

起源与历史

Compound of 可 (worthy of) and 怕 (to fear). Literally 'worthy of fear,' paralleling the structure of 可爱.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal