在表示"令人畏惧/吓人的/可怕的"含义时,**fearful**和**fearsome**存在以下核心区别:
1. **词性侧重**
-- **fearful**(adj.)更常表示"感到恐惧的"(主观体验),作"令人恐惧的"解时多用于文学语境
▶ 例:a fearful storm(文雅的表达方式,强调说话者自身的恐惧感)
-- **fearsome**(adj.)专门强调"使人恐惧的特性"(客观属性),现代英语中更常用作此义
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【Fearful】 means to be afraid of someone or something.
- They have grown more 【fearful】 about the year ahead.
【Fearsome】 means to cause fear in someone or something.
- A 【fearsome】 dog frightened the children.