afraid和frightened的區(qū)別:中文含義不同、詞性及用法不同、側(cè)重點(diǎn)不同。afraid作為形容詞，含義有害怕、畏懼、擔(dān)心、生怕，泛指一種恐懼心理；frightened可作形容詞和動(dòng)詞，含義有驚嚇的、受驚的、使驚嚇，是指擔(dān)心可能發(fā)生的結(jié)果，側(cè)重于主體的心里感覺。

一、afraid的基本釋義及用法介紹

afraid作為形容詞，含義為害怕，畏懼(可能受傷害、受苦);擔(dān)心(會(huì)發(fā)生某事);擔(dān)心，生怕(將發(fā)生不快、不幸或危險(xiǎn)的事)。

例句：It's all over. There's nothing to be afraid of now.

一切都結(jié)束了。現(xiàn)在沒有什么可怕的了。

She was afraid of upsetting her parents.

她擔(dān)心會(huì)使她父母不安。

I'm not afraid for me, but for the baby.

我擔(dān)心的不是自己，而是嬰兒。

I started to feel afraid of going out alone at night.

我開始害怕夜間單獨(dú)外出了。

He's no better, I'm afraid to say.

我很抱歉地說，他一點(diǎn)也不見好轉(zhuǎn)。

I'm afraid our needs do not rate very high with this administration.

我們的需求恐怕不會(huì)受到這屆***的多大重視。

二、frightened的基本釋義及用法介紹

1、frightened作為形容詞時(shí)，含義為驚嚇的;受驚的;害怕的。

例句：I'm too frightened to ask him now.

現(xiàn)在我嚇得不敢問他了。

She was frightened that the plane would crash.

她害怕飛機(jī)會(huì)墜毀。

She spoke quietly to still the frightened child.

她輕聲安慰受到驚嚇的孩子。

The frightened horse galloped away.

那匹受驚的馬疾馳而去。

That was why I was so frightened at that time.

那就是為什么我當(dāng)時(shí)如此害怕的原因。

2、frightened作為動(dòng)詞時(shí)，含義為使驚嚇;使驚恐。

例句：Charlie tried to calm the frightened children.

查理努力使受到驚嚇的孩子們平靜下來。

Her tears frightened me, but mother didn't try to hide them.

她的淚水使我十分驚恐，但媽媽并不掩飾。