painful學測 L2KK [ˈpenfəl] ｜ /ˈpeɪnfəl/
疼痛的；痛苦的·令人痛苦的；難受的·悲痛難忍的·糟糕透頂的
教科書常見字，情緒與生理痛都能形容
The stitches came out, and each pull felt sharper and more painful than the last.
拆線時，每拉一下都比前一下更痛。
一個畫面：手按傷口皺眉
按壓傷口手一壓下去就抽痛
輕碰就痛傷口碰一下就痛得縮手
心裡刺痛難過的事像被刺到一樣
義項
牙痛難眠B1adjective疼痛的；痛苦的
My tooth was so painful after the filling that I could not sleep.
補牙後我的牙齒痛到睡不著。
a painful toothachea painful headache
觸傷即痛B1adjective令人痛苦的；難受的
His wound was still painful, so even a light touch hurt a lot.
他的傷口還很痛，連輕輕一碰都痛得受不了。
a painful wounda painful injury
痛失愛犬B1adjective悲痛難忍的
Losing her dog was painful, and she cried for days.
失去愛犬讓她非常痛苦，哭了好幾天。
a painful lossa painful memory
成績心痛B1adjective糟糕透頂的
Getting my grades back was so painful that I couldn't smile all day.
看到成績單的那一刻痛苦到笑不出來。
a painful experiencea painful process
片語
a painful decision咬牙抉擇 →痛苦艱難的決定
a painful lesson痛過才懂 →用痛苦換來的教訓
painfully obvious明顯到扎眼 →明顯到很尷尬
a painful truth刺痛真相 →讓人不舒服的事實
你會不會這樣說？
許多人把『我很痛』誤寫成 I am painful，正確說法該怎麼說？
看答案
It's painful. / I'm in pain.
painful 形容『讓人痛的事物』，不能形容『覺得痛的人』。
'Getting my grades back was so painful...' 這裡的 painful 最接近哪個意思？(A) 身體疼痛 (B) 糟糕到讓人不舒服 (C) 失去至親的悲痛
看答案
(B)
此句形容成績帶來的不愉快感受，對應『糟糕透頂的』義項。
字族
pain 疼痛；痛苦（名詞）・painless 不痛的；無痛的・painfully 痛苦地；極度地