来自拉丁语horrere,因恐惧而毛发竖立，颤抖，来自PIE*ghers,竖立的毛发，硬毛，词源同hair.引申词义厌恶，恐惧。

1. Somehow he tells these stories without a note of horror.

不知为什么他讲这些故事时一点都不害怕。

2. Reggie reacted with the same affronted horror Midge had felt.

雷吉的反应是又羞愤又害怕，和米奇的感觉一样。

3. When she saw him, she let out a cry of horror.

她看见他时吓得大叫一声。

4. This novel is not science fiction, nor is it Gothic horror.

这本小说既非科幻小说亦非哥特派恐怖小说。

5. The media is full of shock-horror headlines about under-age crime.

媒体上充斥着各种关于未成年人犯罪的骇人听闻的新闻标题。