Horrifying describes something extremely bad — so bad it frightens you or upsets you deeply. A horrifying accident, a horrifying crime, horrifying news.

Horrifying describes something extremely badHorrifying 用來形容極度糟糕的事——so bad it frightens you or upsets you deeply糟糕到會讓你害怕，或讓你深深難受。 A horrifying accident, a horrifying crime, horrifying news像是 a horrifying accident（駭人的意外）、a horrifying crime（駭人的罪行）、horrifying news（駭人的消息）。

You can also use it for things that are not dangerous but still feel sharply wrong: a horrifying waste of money, horrifying manners. It is the cause, not the feeling: the film is horrifying; the people watching it are horrified.

You can also use it for things that are not dangerous but still feel sharply wrong你也可以用它形容那些不危險、但感覺就是很不對勁的事：a horrifying waste of money, horrifying manners像是 a horrifying waste of money（駭人的浪費錢）、horrifying manners（駭人的沒禮貌）。 It is the cause, not the feeling它形容的是造成感覺的原因，不是感覺本身：the film is horrifying這部電影是 horrifying（駭人）的；the people watching it are horrified看的人則是 horrified（感到毛骨悚然）。

Though actually, in everyday talk people reach for it when they mainly mean “very bad and I hate it”, even if nobody is truly scared. It still sounds strong.

Though actually不過其實， in everyday talk people reach for it日常說話時人們會用這個字 when they mainly mean "very bad and I hate it"其實主要是想說「真的很糟，我很討厭」， even if nobody is truly scared就算沒有人真的感到害怕。 It still sounds strong它聽起來還是很強烈。

It is heavier than bad or awful, so if you use it for a small thing, it can sound like you are making a drama.

It is heavier than bad or awful它比 bad 或 awful 語氣更重， so if you use it for a small thing所以如果你拿它形容一件小事， it can sound like you are making a drama聽起來就會像是在小題大作。