ghastliness
noun [ U ] uk/ˈɡɑːst.li.nəs/ us/ˈɡæst.li.nəs/
可怕，恐怖
the quality of being unpleasant and shocking
"Life in the trenches was not all ghastliness," he recalled. “战壕里的生活并不都是严酷的”，他回忆道。
The judge said the jury must consider the horror and the ghastliness of the crime. 法官说，陪审团必须将罪行的恐怖和恶劣程度纳入考量。
UK informal糟糕透顶
the quality of being extremely bad
The ghastliness of Christmas celebrations often drove me to spend the holiday season abroad. 那些差劲无趣的圣诞庆祝活动常让我想出国度假。
He complained about the ghastliness of the music young people listened to. 他抱怨年轻人所听的音乐很粗俗。
See: ghastly
- More examples
- He was a young soldier exposed to the ghastliness of war.
- Her views on the ghastliness of care homes may be a common experience.
- I hope everything will settle back to the way it used to be, before all this ghastliness.