afraid词根词缀a+fraid
例句
1、
I started to feel afraid of going out alone at night.
我开始害怕夜间单独外出了。
2、
She seemed a little afraid of going inside.
她好像有点害怕进去。
3、
His mere presence made her feel afraid.
他当时在场，这就足以让她害怕了。
afraid词根词缀解析
说起afraid的词根词缀就要有它的名词affray说起，affray是由前缀af（为ex变体）和词根fray（意为平和，友爱）组成。指破坏和平，那就是滋事和骚乱，afraid也就是意为害怕和恐惧了。
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