词汇对比与辨析
核心差别
distressful 强调distressful 是一个形容词，distressful 则侧重distressful 是一个形容词
使用场景对比
| 对比方面 | distressful | distressful |
|---|---|---|
| 核心含义 | distressful 是一个形容词，描述令人极度痛苦、焦虑或苦恼的状态或情况，强调情感上的沉重负担。 | distressful 是一个形容词，描述令人极度痛苦、焦虑或苦恼的状态或情况，强调情感上的沉重负担。 |
| 词性 | 形容词 | 形容词 |
| 使用语域 | 常用于描述名词，如情况、事件或经历，表示这些事物带来痛苦或焦虑。通常作定语或表语，强调客观描述而非主观感受。 | 常用于描述名词，如情况、事件或经历，表示这些事物带来痛苦或焦虑。通常作定语或表语，强调客观描述而非主观感受。 |
对比例句
The loss of her pet was a distressful experience for the whole family.
失去宠物对全家来说都是一次痛苦的经历。
He found the constant noise in the city distressful and decided to move.
他觉得城市里持续的噪音令人苦恼，于是决定搬家。
The loss of her pet was a distressful experience for the whole family.
失去宠物对全家来说都是一次痛苦的经历。
He found the constant noise in the city distressful and decided to move.
他觉得城市里持续的噪音令人苦恼，于是决定搬家。
常见误用提醒
使用 distressful：I feel distressful about the exam. → The exam is distressful for me. (错误在于将 'distressful' 用于描述主观感受；正确用法是描述客观事物或情况令人痛苦，所以应说考试本身是 distressful。)
使用 distressful：She distressful cried after hearing the news. → She cried distressfully after hearing the news. (错误在于误用形容词形式修饰动词；正确用法是用副词 'distressfully' 来修饰哭泣的方式，表示痛苦地哭泣。)
使用 distressful：I feel distressful about the exam. → The exam is distressful for me. (错误在于将 'distressful' 用于描述主观感受；正确用法是描述客观事物或情况令人痛苦，所以应说考试本身是 distressful。)