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afraid / be feared / to fear / to frighten / to intimidate
慑 (shè)
1. 恐惧,害怕。
- Fear; be awed.
2. 威胁,使恐惧。
- Terrorize; threaten.
同本义
1. 恐惧,害怕:~服。~惮。~息。
- Fear; be awed: be intimidated; be frightened; hold one's breath due to fear.
威胁
2. 威胁,使恐惧:威~。震~。
- Threaten; terrorize: intimidate; strike terror.
本义:
- 恐惧 (Fear)
造字法:
- 形声 (Pictophonetic character): 从心 (from heart), 聂声 (sound of "nie").
引
1. 《说文》:慑,失气也。
- "In the Shuowen, it states: '慑 means to lose one's courage.'"
2. 《礼记·乐记》:柔气不慑。 注: “犹恐惧也。”
- "In the Book of Rites, it states: 'The soft energy does not fear.' Note: 'It means to be fearful.'"
3. 《礼记·曲礼》:则志不慑。 注: “犹怯惑也。”
- "In the Book of Rites: 'The will does not fear.' Note: 'It means to be timid and confused.'"
4. 《荀子·礼论》:不至于隘慑伤生。
- "In Xunzi: 'One should not be so narrow-minded as to harm one's vitality with fear.'"
5. 邵长蘅《阎典史传》:贼连毙者三,气慑,扬帆去。
- "In Shao Changheng's 'Yan Dianshi Zhuan': 'Three bandits were killed in succession, their spirits frightened, they sailed away.'"
6. 宋· 苏轼《教战守》:使其心志安于斩刈杀伐之际而不慑。
- "In Song dynasty, Su Shi's 'Teaching War and Defense': 'Make their hearts stable amid the time of killing and yet not fear.'"
例
- 又如: 慑怯 (fearful); 慑气 (holding breath due to fear); 慑息 (daring not to make a sound out of fear); 慑慑 (having fear and losing courage); 慑惮 (fear and dread); 慑怖 (fear); 慑畏 (fear); 慑愕 (surprised); 慑栗 (tremble with fear).