scared是什么意思(afraid，还是scared？)

I'm afraid，还是I'm scared？

大家是否纠结过这两个与“害怕”有关的英语短语？他们之间是否有区别？如何使用？

一定程度上，I'm afraid 和 I'm scared 用法相同

二者都可表示“害怕”

1.害怕某个东西（an object）或害怕某种情形（a situation）

I'm afraid

of

spiders. = I'm scared of spiders. 害怕蜘蛛

I'm scared

of

heights. = I'm scared of heights. 恐高

2.害怕某个活动(an activity)

I'm afraid

of speaking

in public = scared of. 害怕在公众场合演讲

I'm scared

of dying. =

afraid of 害怕死亡

3. 害怕将来的某件事（sth in the future）

I'm

scared to go to the dentist

. = afraid to 害怕看医生

I'm

afraid to ask her out

. = scared to 害怕约她出来

二者也存在一定的区别

1. 只能使用scary用作形容词，描述某件事造成恐惧

That movie is

scary

. 电影很恐怖

That's a

scary

movie.

这里不能使用afraid 或 scared

2.只能使用afraid表示遗憾或传达坏消息

I'm afraid that

your order has been delayed. 我恐怕您的订单被推迟了

I'm afraid

I can't help you. (= I'm sorry, but I can't help you.) 恐怕我无法帮助您

上述情况下，afraid与害怕没有关系

最后看下面这段话：

You might

be afraid to speak English

. It's really common. A lot of English learners

are scared to speak English

because they

are scared of making mistakes

.

大家可能会害怕讲英语，但这很普遍。很多英语学习者都害怕说英语，因为他们害怕犯错误。