When something is hellish, it is extremely bad or extremely hard to live through — a hellish day at work, hellish traffic, a hellish exam week. People are not carefully talking about Hell the religious place; they borrow that dark picture to say “this is as bad as it gets.” It is informal, a little strong, and more common in speech than in school writing.

When something is hellish當一個東西是hellish的時候,it is extremely bad or extremely hard to live through代表它非常糟糕、非常難熬——a hellish day at work像很慘的一天工作、hellish traffic糟透的塞車、a hellish exam week要命的考試週。People are not carefully talking about Hell the religious place人們不是認真在講宗教上的地獄,they borrow that dark picture而是借用那個陰暗的畫面,to say "this is as bad as it gets."來表達「這已經糟到極點了」。It is informal這個字很口語,a little strong語氣有點重,and more common in speech than in school writing比較常出現在講話裡而不是學校作文。

It is not quite a swear word by itself, though actually it still carries a spark of one, so some families and classrooms prefer awful or terrible. You can still use it closer to the old meaning, “like Hell,” in stories or jokes, but everyday talk almost always means “brutal, miserable, too much.”

It它is not quite a swear word by itself本身還不算是髒話,though actually不過,it still carries a spark of one還是帶有一點髒話的味道,so所以,some families and classrooms prefer awful or terrible有些家庭和班上比較喜歡用awful或terrible。in stories or jokes在故事或玩笑裡,You can still use it closer to the old meaning你還是可以用比較接近舊有意思的用法,"like Hell,"就是「像地獄一樣」,but everyday talk almost always means但日常對話幾乎都是指,"brutal, miserable, too much."「殘酷、悲慘、過頭了」。