名複: nightmares
n.[C]
- 夢魘;惡夢
- 夢魘般的經歷;恐怖的事
衍生
a.
nightmarish
辨析
同義:
n.噩夢,夢魘
bad dream horrid dream phantasmagoria hallucination night terrorsn.可怕的經歷,經常的恐懼
horrible experience trial ordeal hell calamity tribulation以上來源於:《英漢大辭典》
n.
- a frightening or unpleasant dream.
- a very unpleasant experience or prospect.
Derivative
- nightmarish adj.
- nightmarishly adv.
Etymology
ME (denoting a female evil spirit thought to lie upon and suffocate sleepers): from night + OE mære ‘incubus’.
以上來源於:《簡明牛津英語詞典》
文法測驗
Correction (挑出錯誤的選項) I screamed at him, and he quickly ran away with a look of terror on his face. Then as though to wake from a nightmare, I realized what I had done: I had stolen from a child.
對答案
Nightmare可指:
- 惡夢,指噩夢或夢魘。
- NIGHTMARE (樂隊),日本視覺系搖滾樂團。
- Nightmare (七級煉獄專輯),是美國金屬樂團七級煉獄的專輯。