单词 | awestruck |
释义 | awestruckadj. Filled with, or overwhelmed by, awe; deeply impressed or affected by something. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > fear > awe > [adjective] dreadful?c1225 dreadlya1250 dreadya1325 fearful1597 awesome1598 awed1607 awestruck1637 awe-stricken1796 the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > respect > reverence > [adjective] > full of reverential fear dreadful?c1225 dreadlya1250 dreadya1325 awful1597 fearful1597 awesome1598 awed1607 awestruck1637 awe-stricken1796 1637 J. Milton Comus 11 I was aw-strooke, And as I past, I worshipt. 1794 M. Wollstonecraft Hist. & Moral View of Origin & Progress French Revol. i. i. 12 The idle caprices of an effeminate court had long given the tone to the awe-struck populace. 1836 E. Spencer Sketches Germany & Germans II. xviii. 137 It is impossible not to be awe-struck by the grandeur, the very imposing ceremonies of the Romish Church. 1900 G. H. Lee What was His Duty? viii. 95 The awestruck servants stood weeping in the hall. 2018 South Wales Echo (Nexis) 12 July 6 Workers were left awestruck after witnessing..a ‘mini tornado’ sweeping through a building site in Cardiff. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1637 |
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